Richard Johnson’s Post

Although #Texas leads in the US in utility-scale #solar, the state lags far behind #California when it comes to behind-the-meter #solarpower. Will #HurricaneBeryl lead residents in #Houston and beyond to add #rooftopsolar to their homes in the name of #resilience, given the failings of CenterPoint Energy to harden the electrical distribution infrastructure? #climatesolutions #climatechange https://lnkd.in/gxYykwQ5

The City of Boulder will incentivize reducing #embodiedcarbon as a #climatesolution in #building #construction - a must if we are to limit the impacts of #climatechange. #boulder #architecture #sustainability #colorado https://lnkd.in/g_eHNu3f

The world's largest #solar power plant has just gone online in #china, with a rated capacity of 5GW. The facility features over 5 million #solarpanels and covers an area in the desert roughly equivalent in size to New York City. #climatesolutions #electricity https://lnkd.in/g5nyR6gh

A #nobelprize winning #climate scientist has just been elected as the first female president of #Mexico. #climatesolutions #climatechange https://lnkd.in/gX3QUTVX

The Rice Sustainability Institute is seeking a postdoc focused on #sustainabilitysolutions. Apply for this #greenjob below... #RiceUniversity #sustainability https://lnkd.in/gVcnAbtB

#Solar capacity in #Texas jumped from 1.3GW in 2019 to an astonishing 18.8GW just five years later. #climatesolutions #solarpower #solargeneration #electricity #ercot https://lnkd.in/gtFKYZGt

A new survey from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University finds that 9 in 10 Houstonians believe the #Houston region should lead the #energytransition and 8 in 10 say it's necessary for Houston's economic future. Over 8 in 10 worry that #climatechange will harm their own health and wellbeing in the next 10 years. #climatesolutions #riceuniversity https://lnkd.in/gWAT7xac

Since November 2020, Rice University has diverted over 1 million pounds of food waste from the landfill to composting. Hat tips to Ashley Fitzpatrick, Isabelle Chang, Brad Thacker, Rice University Housing and Dining, and the team at Moonshot (Chris Wood and Joe Villa) for this success! #compost #foodwaste #climatesolutions #RiceUniversity #sustainability https://lnkd.in/gdVf6wkm

As if signing the biggest-ever corporate PPA for #renewableelectricity is not eyebrow-raising enough, imagine that PPA being 8X larger than the previous record-holder. Yep, that's big. Kudos, Microsoft! #climatesolutions #renewables #windpower #solarpower https://lnkd.in/gaY6fPNG

I am putting my money where my mouth is: I am donating $25 for each donor to the Rice Green Fund - up to 10 donors - because I believe in the transformative power of funding student-focused initiatives around sustainability at Rice. Consider joining me? Rice University #riceuniversity #sustainability #philanthropy https://lnkd.in/g6Nnpxd5