{"id":265999,"date":"2023-07-07T20:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=265999"},"modified":"2023-07-07T20:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:50:50","slug":"wef-we-need-moonshots-to-solve-the-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=265999","title":{"rendered":"WEF: \u201cWe Need Moonshots\u201d to Solve the Climate Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"440\" data-attachment-id=\"266002\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=266002\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?fit=1900%2C1156&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1156\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0moonshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?fit=723%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=723%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=1024%2C623&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=768%2C467&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=1536%2C935&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?resize=1200%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong>More \u201cproof\u201d that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.au\/news-media\/news\/renewables-confirmed-cheapest-source-electricity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renewables are the cheapest form of energy<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pioneering carbon dioxide moonshot that could help tackle climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jul 5, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time is running out to tackle the climate crisis \u2013 we need urgent solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the spirit of the moon landing, action is needed to limit global warming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could help achieve net-zero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 12 September 1962, in a football stadium in Houston, President John F. Kennedy set in motion one of the most daring feats of innovation in modern history. Despite opposition from environmentalists, civil rights leaders and even his own brother, Kennedy\u2019s \u201cWe choose to go to the moon\u201d address unified a divided America grown weary from war and fearful for the fate of the nation.\u2026Today, with war returned to Europe and the global economy reeling from COVID-19 we are once again anxious about the fate of the world and doubtful about our ability to change it, not least when it comes to the biggest challenge we face today \u2013 climate change.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.weforum.org\/docs\/SAP_WEF_Sustainability_Report.pdf\">A World Economic Forum survey<\/a>found that while 85% of people believe it is extremely (or very) important to address climate change, but only 40% of North Americans and 31% of Europeans are optimistic about our ability to do so. And there is ample reason for scepticism.\u2026Our remedy \u2013 to reduce emissions as fast as possible \u2013 is not enough. If we are to stabilise Earth\u2019s climate by the end of this decade we need new moonshots.\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2023\/07\/pioneering-carbon-dioxide-moonshot-tackle-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2023\/07\/pioneering-carbon-dioxide-moonshot-tackle-climate-change\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this comes hot on the heels of a reminder that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/07\/06\/smh-au-300-trillion-is-needed-to-stop-global-warming-and-thats-a-bargain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swiss Re estimates US $196 trillion is required to fix the climate crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can\u2019t remember the exact number, but I\u2019m pretty sure the actual US Apollo Mission moonshot didn\u2019t cost $196 trillion, even in inflation adjusted dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t forget folks, renewables are the cheapest form of energy \/sarc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All this comes hot on the heels of a reminder that\u00a0Swiss Re estimates US $196 trillion is required to fix the climate crisis.I can\u2019t remember the exact number, but I\u2019m pretty sure the actual US Apollo Mission moonshot didn\u2019t cost $196 trillion, even in inflation adjusted dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":266002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818056,691818102,691818076,691820900,691818434],"class_list":["post-265999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-climate-change","tag-climate-crisis","tag-co2","tag-moonshots","tag-wef","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0moonshot.jpg?fit=1900%2C1156&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-17cj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":442131,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=442131","url_meta":{"origin":265999,"position":0},"title":"Miliband\u2019s Favourite Economist Doesn\u2019t Understand How Markets Work","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/01\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ed Miliband, as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Labour government, spoke at a Good Growth Foundation event. 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