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November 26, 2019

Roadblocks to Renewables: Obstacles on the Road to a (Really) Low-Carbon Future

1 hour 10 minutes

Speakers

Daniel Glick (Moderator) Co-Founder, The Story Group

Jonathan Adelman (Speaker) Area Vice President, Strategic Resource and Business Planning, Xcel Energy

Anne Hoskins (Speaker) Chief Policy Officer, Sunrun

Richard Martin (Speaker) Senior Editor for Energy, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Description

What are the real-world impediments that stand in the way of accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy systems? As many low-carbon energy sources have become cost-competitive or even cheaper than traditional fossil fuels, especially for electricity production, other roadblocks stand in the way of catapulting energy production towards a truly renewable and sustainable future. Do the problems stem from technology limitations? Political intransigence? Poor planning? Failures of imagination? Bad bets by hedge funds? All of the above?

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