In Over My Head: "The Grid" Trailer

Michael talks with experts across North America about how best to decarbonize our electricity grid. They're going to generate some great ideas and empower you to take action!

Speaker 1 (00:04):
It seems like everything requires electricity from your blender To the stuff in your bedroom, You know, like an alarm clock, but how much of this energy is coming from fossil fuels and is running everything by renewables, even realistic to save the planet. We need to clean up our electricity grid, but tackling this topic is enough to short circuit my brain. I really need someone to ground me.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
If you look at all of the global carbon emissions, 30% of it right now comes from one thing, and that is the combustion of coal to produce electricity,

Speaker 3 (00:45):
Transitioning away from carbon. Doesn't have to be the end of business. It doesn't have to be the end of the world.

Speaker 4 (00:50):
It reduces the likelihood that governments can put forward a plan. That's just pretending. And we've had a lot of pretend plans.

Speaker 5 (00:57):
What does this mean for my bill is power. Gonna get more. As all these investments we're doing in wind and solar are they cost effective

Speaker 6 (01:07):
And some data that means you perhaps shouldn't build a renewable energy project, even if it reduces carbon, because it have a negative impact on nature.

Speaker 7 (01:14):
This isn't just about distributing and using technologies that reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. It's a much deeper transformation that

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Get ready for some enlightening conversations around decarbonizing our electricity grid. We're gonna generate some great ideas and empower you to take action. I'm feeling charged up. Let's get going!

Speaker 8 (01:36):
I'm trying to save the planet over. Will someone please save me.

In Over My Head: "The Grid" Trailer
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