TL/DR –
World representatives are meeting at the UN’s climate conference in Dubai to discuss accelerating the transition to clean energy. Associate Professor Akshaya Jah discussed the impact of clean energy incentives like President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act on this transition. Jah highlighted that while China leads in electric vehicle adoption, both China and India still rely heavily on coal-fired power plants, and the challenge lies in transitioning these nations towards renewable resources like wind and solar.
COP 28: Global Push for Quick Transition to Clean Energy
World representatives meet in Dubai for COP 28, the UN’s climate conference this week. The transition to clean energy is high on their agenda.
Reid Frazier of The Allegheny Front analyses the impact of clean energy incentives, such as President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, on the global energy shift.
Frazier engages in a conversation with Akshaya Jah, a public policy and economics associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
Conversation Highlights
Listen to their discussion:
Akshaya Jah shares insights into China and India’s heavy reliance on coal power and their need to shift towards renewable resources. He also acknowledges China’s leadership in adopting electric vehicles.
Jah discusses potential strategies to aid this transition, pointing to incentives for existing wind and solar resources and the development of new technologies such as advanced nuclear reactors and carbon sequestration.
He highlights the economic viability of wind and solar technologies in the US and globally.
Jah also speaks on the challenges of the energy transition, citing land permitting and financing issues.
Lastly, Jah expresses both hope and concern over the energy transition, pointing to the significant growth in solar capacity and electric car sales, but also the ongoing construction of coal-fired power plants in India and China.
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