Madrid, March 17, teachers and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) warned that current geopolitical instability prevents progress in the carbon-neutral footprint, as some countries will supply energy sources such as natural gas, and other gases with rise should be used Emission burdens. The group participated in an international seminar on the future of energy organized by the Ramón Areas Foundation and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Madrid this morning, explaining that although it is clear that abandoning coal use is a challenge, there is no magic formula for technology. When that time comes. Herzog, a research engineer at MIT, cited as an example of the situation in Germany as one of the references to decarbonization policies in recent years, but showed up to 55% dependence on Russia's war-affected gas supplies in Ukraine. Therefore, US Education Center's Deputy Director of Scientific Research Program Sergei Baltsev will have to use coal in the coming months, as in other countries in the region that will increase greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere in the short term. In an interview with EFE, both agreed that, first, politicians should make decisions based on science, and secondly, people should be more involved in issues that they consider to be extremely urgent. “Again, politics sometimes doesn't help these paths or prefer to understand people. When we talk about capturing carbon dioxide emissions, there are groups that differ, as is the case with anti-nuclear emissions. People want renewable energy, but they don't want windmills in their villages.” Faced with this situation, his colleague Paltsev said that technology is developing very quickly and that its application in the market is not limited to the particularities of each country, economic situation or, again, political stability. In his experiment, “solutions for China may not work in Spain, or decarbonization methods in Brazil may differ from those found in Australia.” But whether hydroelectric power serves as the main source, carbon dioxide capture is carried out, or the chosen option will be electricity. “No matter how you split your account, you always need to invest. Unfortunately, you will learn in the worst way. Current geopolitics forces politicians to realize that we need to do it faster.” In one of its recent reports, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed out that much of the damage to terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems is indeed irreversible, and some cannot be minimized. Therefore, while MIT experts “prefer not to predict,” they are committed to investing in disruptive technologies for gas extraction, reducing renewable energy costs, and keeping nuclear energy production safe. jump/cc (image)
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