Getting to ‘net-zero’ emissions: How energy leaders envision countering climate change in the future

Image caption: Among the major power grid operators, MISO has a broad, varied territory, which also extends into Canada, which can make management decisions more difficult. Image source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Article by Seth Blumsack and Lara B. Fowler. The Conversation – October 17, 2022.

With the federal government promising over US$360 billion in clean energy incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, energy companies are already lining up investments. It’s a huge opportunity, and analysts project that it could help slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by about 40% within the decade. But in conversations with energy industry leaders in recent months, we have heard that financial incentives alone aren’t enough to meet the nation’s goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. […]

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