Tag Archives: COP23

UNEP’s Narrow-minded Views on Innovation

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Thoughtscapism

World’s energy production needs all the innovation it can get, but UN-director Erik Solheim appears not to have gotten the memo. GUEST AUTHOR: This piece was written by journalist Øystein Heggdal, and it was originally published in the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen on … Continue reading →

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Give Nuclear a Seat at the Table

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

I first saw the giant inflated bubble-igloos at the COP23 area at night, illuminated from inside with a green and violet light, giving them a sort of futuristic bouncy castle -vibe. The circus-sized igloos were to be the location for … Continue reading →

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Conversations with an Anti-Nuclear Protester, Take Two

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

In the aftermath of the controversial US panel on energy at COP23, Lenka Kollar was the only panelist who stayed behind and gave interviews to several camera crews. These included one with a pitbullish German reporter, whose demands for exact … Continue reading →

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The Right Price for Saving the Planet Depends on the Energy Form

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

The controversial US energy panel at COP23 was over, and people began pouring out of the room at the climate conference in Bonn. While most panelists left, nuclear engineer Lenka Kollar from NuScale stayed and gave interviews to several camera … Continue reading →

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Backstage, front row experience of the controversial US panel on energy at COP23

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

I would never have guessed a panel discussion on energy could have been as intense as this one. I went from thinking I would not even be able to see it, to being lead to the room following the special … Continue reading →

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Wild Wild Bonn: Anti-nuke protestors get up close & personal, try to get me seized by the police

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

Three things happened today, two of them very exciting, one, intense. I heard Eric Meyer of the Generation Atomic sing several pieces of nuclear opera (wow!), I got my official observer badge for the conference (yay!)… aand I had a confrontation … Continue reading →

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Thoughtscapism Goes Nuclear at Bonn COP23

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Thoughtscapism

Last week, after watching a freshly premiered inspiring documentary – The New Fire – about a new generation of young scientists and engineers (at Oklo, Transatomic, and TerraPower) whose goal is to tackle climate change and help alleviate poverty through novel designs of nuclear … Continue reading →

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