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Accidental Gods

Power to the People: an Energy R-Evolution for the 21st Century with Howard Johns

Aug 25, 2021
59:25

How are we going to create the power that we need in a world where fossil fuel use has to end?  How can we end the central control of power and keep safe our data in a world where data-mining is a pernicious - and lucrative - as coal mining?  Howard Johns has spent all his professional life finding answers. He shares them here. 

Howard was a climate activist on the front lines until he realised that he needed ways to say 'yes', instead of 'no'.  

Accordingly, he set about building solutions, eventually founding Southern Solar a national solar energy company, and Ovesco a locally owned renewable energy cooperative. At the same time he chaired the trade body representing the UK solar industry, finding himself once again a campaigner around energy policy in the process. 

A believer in solutions, Howard is convinced we have all the technology and money we need to implement the climate and energy solutions we need. It is now time for lots of people to get involved with making it happen.

Howard TED talk: https://youtu.be/pkGAMb5sYvg
Howard's website: https://www.howardjohns.net

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