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Prospecting for superhot rock energy
Superhot rock energy is attracting growing interest from governments, energy suppliers, and energy transition researchers due to its ...
Catastrophic Dehumanization: A formal model
A formal model draws on insights from conflict, critical-transition, and catastrophe theories to explain the causal mechanisms that ...
Impact 2024: How Donald Trump’s Reelection Could Amplify Global Inter-systemic Risk
The November 2024 federal election in the United States could mark an abrupt inflection point not only in ...
Drilling for Superhot Geothermal Energy: A Technology Gap Analysis
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This report reviews state-of-the-art deep geothermal drilling and well-construction technologies, identifies existing technology gaps, and suggests strategies to ...
Ultradeep Geothermal Research and Action Roadmap
This Roadmap outlines a plan to advance ultradeep geothermal power—that is, geothermal systems with depths greater than 5 ...
Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap
This Roadmap, a collaboration between the Cascade Institute, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Research Institute ...