Anthropogenic climate change poses a serious threat to humanity and Earth as we know it. For several decades, the accepted approach for mitigating climate change has been focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What we need to do, climate activists claim, is to avoid using energy where we can, use existing energy more efficiently, and convert energy sources from fossil fuels to renewables. Although these conservation and technical solutions are available, for a cost, they are not being implemented nearly fast enough. Considering the potentially massive magnitude and scope of climate change, which is assuredly altering human life and the entire Earth in profound ways, it is worth taking a step back and looking at climate change with a broader lens.

The science of climate change is reviewed, followed by a discussion about why current efforts to address climate change are insufficient. Accepting the limitations of human behavior and society, mitigation measures are presented that align with humans’ evolutionary psychology and our existing institutions. Engineering solutions are emphasized, specifically carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide removal, and geoengineering. While these solutions are no panacea and come with their own challenges—technical, economic, and philosophical—they would continue humanity’s long history of mastering the environment to enable progress.

Colorado Renewable Energy Society – Metro Denver

Greg Winchell

Dave Renne

Conrad Geiger

Decarbonization:  Overview of technologies that offer hope for humankind

Alliance Center

The US is struggling to build enough homes, and what it builds is rarely ‘green'. Our construction industry is stuck in the past and largely ignores modern building science practices which have long been successfully applied elsewhere.
Rick Tallman offers both the big picture as well as insights into two projects aiming to change that, and change it at scale. One project used a modular approach to erect a [net zero residential high-rise](3zero3seattle.com) in Seattle, the other, [Shibusa Systems](shibusasystems.com), creates a process to erect low cost single homes in record time.

Please plan to stay for a **reception with food, drinks, and conversations** afterward.

**Hybrid event**, in-person and live streaming. The link will be listed here shortly before and be live at 6:50pm.

Colorado Renewable Energy Society – Jefferson County

Martin Voelker

Cracking the Code on Affordable Resilient Housing

Jefferson Unitarian Church

Colorado is leading the country with its geothermal energy initiatives!

Join CRES in welcoming Bryce Carter, Colorado Energy Office's Geothermal Program Manager, for a look at this emerging market and the latest updates in the state.

What is geothermal energy, what can it do for Colorado, and what policies and incentives will help us utilize the heat beneath our feet on our way to decarbonizing our energy future?

Learn the answers to these questions and more at our final virtual Speaker Series event of the year.

Colorado Renewable Energy Society – Southeastern Colorado

CRES

The Heat Beneath Our Feet: Colorado's Geothermal Opportunities

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