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PG&E's transmission lines sparked major wildfires in California last year. Utility plans to cut power for few million ppl during windy days this season. Weeklong blackouts. Multiple times. Microgrids bloom ht @markchediak #ClimateChanged #SystemChange https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-12/california-may-go-dark-this-summer-and-most-aren-t-ready
"We’re living through an experiment where we take dilapidated 20thC infrastructure & see how it handles 21stC climate" ht @CostaSamaras https://medium.com/resilient-infrastructure/https-medium-com-resilient-infrastructure-stormwater-27ed61efef4c https://twitter.com/70sBachchan/status/905822458359406592
Halving emissions by 2030 requires replacing infrastructure of the fossil fuel age. Average lifetime of cars? 12yrs. Power plants? 35yrs. Buildings? 60yrs.
That inherent inertia makes climate action deadline of about a decade imperative. h/t @CostaSamaras https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/climate-change-12-years.html
That inherent inertia makes climate action deadline of about a decade imperative. h/t @CostaSamaras https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/opinion/climate-change-12-years.html
Donella Meadows bang on the Exponential CO2 Hockey Stick 
. "It shortens the time for effective action. It loads stress on a system faster & faster until coping mechanisms that have been able to deal with slower rates of change finally begin to fail." https://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/article/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/
. "It shortens the time for effective action. It loads stress on a system faster & faster until coping mechanisms that have been able to deal with slower rates of change finally begin to fail." https://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/article/leverage-points-places-to-intervene-in-a-system/
