Sunflower Society
Explicit and implicit fossil fuel subsidies keep growing and by far outstrip CO2 prices.
Traditional mining is like open heart surgery: messy, disturbing, painful. But we will need some mining to get the material necessary for the energy transition. Can we invent minimally invasive mining that are not so damaging to the Earth and the people?
Conversion of primary energy to final energy in electricity equivalents.
Aligning our energy demand with solar supply reduces the demand for energy storage and helps to accelerate the energy transition.
I'm a mechanical and environmental engineer and researcher on energy, materials, planetary boundaries and the metabolism of society. My main focus is on how to make a transition to a planet compatible, circular and just society.