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as our planet faces a climate emergency, the focus on emission reduction is vital. solar power can help with that. but \u2014 here\u2019s the twist \u2014 solar also might be the key to economic stability for our entire planet. <\/p>\n

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it may sound a little wild, but author and professor robert stayton<\/a> lays out all the details in his new book, “solar dividends: how solar energy can generate a basic income for everyone on earth<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

stayton, who teaches courses at the university of california, santa cruz and cabrillo college ranging from physics to solar energy, has made solar his life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

and it actually was work on stayton\u2019s last book that inspired his newest release.<\/p>\n

\u201cwhile writing my previous book \u2018power shift<\/a>,\u2019 which is about how we can transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, i was trying to figure out how much renewable energy we would need,\u201d stayton said. \u201cthat is, if we managed to transition 100% to solar and wind, how much would we need to install to run a modern civilization? <\/p>\n

\u201ci wanted to show that it was not such a ridiculous number that it would be impossible to accomplish,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

finding a solution like the one stayton discusses in \u201csolar dividends\u201d takes a lot of hours calculating and planning, and stayton also shared just how long he spent with his calculations on coming up with a possible solution to clean energy.<\/p>\n

\u201ci had to take into account population growth, improvements in energy efficiency, delivering energy services to all people, and the intermittent nature of solar and wind,\u201d he said. \u201ci calculated that for the solar pv (photovoltaic) component of such a future energy system, we would need to install 100 terawatts of panels, that is, 100 trillion watts. such a huge number is hard to relate to, so i looked at how much that would be per person, to put it on a human scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cby 2070 our population is expected to be 10 billion, so dividing 100 trillion by 10 billion, i got 10,000 watts per person. so i concluded that if we installed 10 kilowatts of pv for each person on the planet, we would have enough energy to run a modern world economy, including all industry, commerce, and transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cthat\u2019s when the lightbulb over my head lit up: why not just give everyone a 10 kilowatt pv system? \u2018nah, that\u2019s crazy,\u2019 i thought,\u201d stayton said. \u201cbut the idea stuck in my head, and i spent the next four years working out exactly how we could do that, connecting it to universal basic incomes, and the result is my new book \u2018solar dividends,\u2019\u201d stayton added.<\/p>\n

making a transition to a cleaner form of energy will take time no matter the type of energy that is being discussed. for example, even though every democratic presidential candidate thinks climate change is a real issue that has to be addressed they all have different ways to combat it with either what type of energy should be used or what legislation should be passed. <\/p>\n

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\u201ci’m the first to describe using the income from solar energy instead of taxes to pay for basic incomes,\u201d stayton said.<\/p>\n

however, \u201csolar dividends\u201d is not just about how solar will benefit people from a clean energy standpoint but an economic one as well. throughout the book, stayton describes how switching to solar energy will benefit everyone \u2014 no matter their social status \u2014 instead of a \u201cfew oil tycoons\u201d as he describes in the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cunlike oil, no one owns the sun. many people have described solar as a common resource, but my book describes a specific program for how to give everyone a piece of an economy that is based on solar energy,\u201d stayton said. <\/p>\n

\u201cinstead of a few oligarchs making lots of money on oil, everyone would be making a modest amount on solar,\u201d he said. \u201cby providing a base level of economic security for everyone and by eliminating the need for conflict over oil, we create a more peaceful and just society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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