Benjamin Sovacool
@BenjaminSovaco1
I work as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to global energy policy and politics, energy security, energy justice, and climate change.
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New #OpenAccess study “Missing Voices” examines how misinformation-susceptible individuals from historically excluded & marginalized communities engage with science topics and interpret #misinformation and corrective intervention strategies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
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A fantastic discussion at our CREDS Local Green New Deals report launch webinar yesterday with Sian Berry, Mayor Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne CA's Ross Lowrie & 200 + attendees, introduced by Caroline Lucas. Read the write up here: tinyurl.com/yu8jrfdk
Financial institutions’ total lobbying spending in the US exceeds $663 million. On balance, this lobbying obstructs #climate policy rather than supporting it.
Visualizing Energy Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
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NEW RESEARCH: Relying on mass deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) would cost approximately $1 trillion per year more than the low-CCS route - a total additional cost of about $30 trillion by 2050.
Smith School Oxford SoGE, University of Oxford University of Oxford
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Join us on Monday 4 December 11.30 in Side Event Room 9 (Zone B6, Building 82) at COP28 or online for the the side event with ELEVATE-Climate and Coppe UFRJ Climate Strategies IIASA PBL English livestream at: youtube.com/playlist?list=…
🌍Don't miss this ELEVATE-Climate event on Monday at #COP28 UAE : Beyond the Global Stocktake.
The #GlobalStocktake is foundational to #COP28 , providing a reality check for global #climateaction progress so far. Attend to hear the latest updates and discover the next steps...
A group of twenty of us from around the world convened throughout 2023 to identify key barriers to implementing climate solutions with speed and scale. Here are our thoughts, just in time for #COP28
CC: The Rockefeller Foundation The Brookings Institution Webber Energy Group
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One of the big questions COP28 UAE delegates will be grappling with is we can decarbonise industry. In The Conversation, Benjamin Sovacool maps out the path to a net zero industrial sector. 👉🏽theconversation.com/the-path-to-ne…
It has been a pleasure to lead this special issue in Climate Policy. Launched in time for #COP28 , and given the controversy surrounding oil, gas and the event, we are sure that all articles can meaningfully contribute to profitable discussions on #phaseout and #justtransitions .
The largest end-use customer of #naturalgas is #electricity generation. Two-thirds of gas consumed by power plants is transported from out of state via interstate pipelines due to the massive gas volumes required by a single plant.