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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/getting-to-net-zero-emissions-how-energy-leaders-envision-countering-climate-change-in-the-future/
- Published: 2022-10-24T09:45:16-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com