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Can we exit fossil NOW?

Episode Summary

Georg Brasseur, a leading expert on electrical engineering and the energy transition, maps out a possible path to a successful transition to green energies based on his scientific research.

Episode Notes

How can a possible path to net zero look like? Can we switch to renewable energy immediately and quit fossil fuels now? 

Our host and journalist Steve Chaid talked to Georg Brasseur, a leading expert on electrical engineering and the energy transition, about the steps that we need to take to accelerate the energy transition. Based on his scientific research, Professor Brasseur has mapped out a possible path to a successful transition to green energies, but he has come to some counterintuitive conclusions. 

 

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