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57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Wind and Solar - What's Your Key Results?

A huge problem right now with wind and solar is that it's an unpredictable source of power. We've got to provide for a base evel of electricity when the sun's not shining and the wind's not blowing. Another way to get there is to design a modern demand response, high voltage grid. And if we eliminate the leaks, the venting and most of the flaring of methane from coal, oil and gas, by 20 25, we'll reduce greenhouse gas equivalents by three gigo tons. That's a huge gain in a very ort period of time.

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