How will the future unfold? What is the impact of technology on business & society? As technology reorders the world in which live, who will be the winners and who will be the losers? Join Azeem Azhar, curator of the Exponential View newsletter, in deep conversation with the world's leading thinkers and practitioners exploring these and other important questions. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review.
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episode 23: The Drive to Decarbonize
Clean energy is now cheaper than coal, and its uptake is accelerating. But can we get to zero emissions in time? Investor and technologist Ramez Naam joins Azeem Azhar to discuss how technological innovation and economies of scale are accelerating us towards a zero-carbon future, as well as the major challenges that remain.
They also cover:
- The virtuous cycle that drove the falling price of clean energy.
- How the Covid-19 pandemic could be an opportunity for massive government investment in clean energy infrastructure.
- Three strategies to overcome the renewable energy storage problem.
- Why industrial production of steel, concrete, and plastics remains the biggest challenge.
Further reading:
- “The Third Phase of Clean Energy Will Be the Most Disruptive Yet” (Rameez Naam, 2019)
- “Solar Power Is Sustainable for the Economy, Too” (Wired, 2020)
- “How Germany helped make renewable energy cheap for the rest of the world” (Vox, 2020)
- “How industry can move toward a low-carbon future” (McKinsey, 2018)
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