WNC Sierra Club 3/4: Hope and International Energy
Hopeful analysis of the global energy transition led by Dot Sulock, highlighting cheaper renewables, advances in storage technology, and worldwide adoption; a community lecture at UNC Asheville hosted by WNC Sierra Club.
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