A Day with Al Gore
At the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
March 2, 2016
http://arpa-e.energy.gov/?q=Summit
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GreenPolicy friend Steve Clemons conducts a wide-ranging interview and discussion with former vice president and environmental activist, Al Gore
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy "advances high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. ARPA-E awardees are unique because they are developing entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy."
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Al Gore
[Following are (paraphrased) AG Quotes on location at the ARPA-e conference interview included in a series of Tweets by A Siege @A_Siegell]
*We have $22T in stranded assets in fossil fuels. @algore #arpae16 @ARPA #Divest #KeepitintheGround
*Economic calculation ignore externalities: negative (pollution) AND positive @algore @arpa #ARPAE16
*Last 18 months, fossil fuel assets have lost $100T in value @algore @arpa #arpae16
*The $22T in subprime assets something like 'Big Short' -- divestment has #climate and #financial imperative. @algore @arpa #arpae16
*.@algore: @ARPAE has proven its value. #ARPAE16
*Article on @algore's 'investment genius' cited on stage #ARPAE16. www.theatlantic.com/... @ARPAE
*.@algore: "@PaulPolman (@Unilever) one of the most innovative Corporate leaders in the world". #ARPAE16 @ARPAE
*"Job 1 is best return for our clients" even while seeking to advance positives. @algore #ARPAE16 @ARPAE
*"When you can do both [financial & social return], you put pressure on others to pay attention" @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16 #investment
*Core question in #investment: Do you have a shadow price on #carbon? @algore #ARPAE16 @ARPAE #ActOnClimate #Climate
*Carbon is indicator of inefficiency -- and thus shadow price good guidepost for investing. @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16
*We are absolutely, absolutely at an inflection point (re renewables, #solar, #pv, etc). @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16
*.#Solar now at inflection point of #grid parity: #pv prices going down 10%/year for decades. @algore @ARPAE No sign of it stopping. #ARPAE16
*.@SCClemons to @algore: are we done, do we have every thing for #climate/#energy revolution? @ARPAE #ARPAE16 #ActOnClimate #Climate
*We have the momentum, but it matters how fast we #ActOnClimate. @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16 #Climate
*Those trying us to prevent moves to #ActOnClimate are spending $1B/year on #tobacco-like disinformation. @algore
*As a byproduct of making money, creating jobs, ... we can save the future of humanity. @algore @ARPAE #ActOnClimate #Climate #ARPAE16
*We, a long time ago, woke up that we can't use Potomac or Thames River as a sewer. @algore @ARPAE #ActOnClimate #ARPAE16
*We can't treat atmosphere as a sewer any longer. @algore @ARPAE #ARPA16 #ActOnClimate
*.@SCClemons: Do you watch @GOP debates? Only Kasich has anything near rational to say on #climate. #ARPAE16 @algore @ARPAE
*Your advice to environmental orgs? @SCClemons to @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16: Price on #carbon or #KeepItIntheGround? Response: All Of The Above
*How do you grade @BARACKOBAMA: @SCClemons to @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16. First 3 months of 1st term, started well and then not really satisfied
*Since 2d inauguration speech, @BarackObama has been outstanding on #Climate. @algore @ARPAE #ARPAE16 #ActOnClimate @POTUS
*We are lucky to have @BarackObama as @POTUS. @algore #ARPAE16 @ARPAE