Cutting emissions that rapidly would require breakneck transitions to new technologies as well as steep reductions in energy demand. That would take unprecedented human behavior changes and efficiency improvements, all of which would be “quite challenging to accomplish in the real world,” says Zeke Hausfather, a contributor to an earlier working group for the latest […]

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Biden’s administration might sanction KasperskyIt’s weighing up the decision carefully, because punishing a cybersecurity giant is a risky business. (WSJ $)+ Oligarchs are exploiting UK data privacy laws to sue holders of “undesirable info”. (WP $)+ Troops reportedly suffering from radiation […]

Hydropower often comes under fire for its environmental impact, because dams disrupt ecosystems. In fact, California currently doesn’t count large hydropower plants in its renewable-power targets. But regardless of how it’s categorized, hydropower is a lower-emissions alternative to fossil fuels.  During high-stress times on the grid, the reduced reliability of hydropower is already causing problems, […]