Three years on from the publication of the groundbreaking Absolute Zero, now one of the top 10 most-downloaded documents from any UK university on record, the lead author, Professor Julian Allwood, returns to the data to ask: does UK FIRES stand by their prediction? The research underpinning the Tick Zero film series can be found in […] The post Are we being too pessimistic about future energy supply? appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero
If incumbent governments and incumbent high-emitting businesses are the main players in defining pathways to reach zero emissions, they will only consider mitigation options that are direct substitutes for the activities that cause emissions today. Their goal is that mitigation should be delivered in such a way that voters/consumers don’t notice. Thus: fossil-aviation will be […] The post The solution space discussed at COP26 is unrealisable appeared first on Tick Zero.| Tick Zero