Coal-fired power plants and wind turbines coexist rather than replace each other in Germany’s Westphalia
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Jean-Baptiste Freso (Allen Lane)
The move towards decarbonization and the search for alternative, less polluting energy sources are worrying the planet and its politicians and decision makers. Many wealthy countries are working to eliminate pollutants and emitting elements from our industrial processes and personal lives.
Now is the era of environmental awareness. At least that’s the argument. But it is one person, Jean-Baptiste Fressot, a historian of science and technology at the French National Center for Scientific Research.
