HTML PLAIN TEXT COPY <h1>How quickly do we need to ramp up renewables? Look to the narwhal.</h1> <p> <em>"This story was originally published by <a href="https://grist.org" title="Grist">Grist</a>. Sign up for Grist's <a href="https://go.grist.org/signup/weekly/partner?utm_campaign=republish-content&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=partner" title="Weekly newsletter">weekly newsletter here</a>."</em> </p> <p>Professor (and 2020 <a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2020/#leah-stokes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="slack-kit-tooltip">Grist 50 Fixer</a>) Leah Stokes breaks down how the U.S. can meet ambitious clean-energy goals in the fastest way possible — with the help of the humble narwhal. Adapted from Stokes’<em> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190074264/?tag=newbooinhis-20/gristmagazine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-describedby="slack-kit-tooltip">Short Circuiting Policy</a></em><em>, </em>out now.</p> <p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://grist.org/">Grist</a> at <a href="https://grist.org/fix/article/how-quickly-do-we-need-to-ramp-up-renewables-look-to-the-narwhal/">https://grist.org/fix/article/how-quickly-do-we-need-to-ramp-up-renewables-look-to-the-narwhal/</a>.</p> <link href="https://grist.org/fix/article/how-quickly-do-we-need-to-ramp-up-renewables-look-to-the-narwhal/" rel="canonical"/> <p>Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Learn more at <a href="https://grist.org/">Grist.org</a></p> <script id="grist-syndication-pixel" async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=" data-source="repub" data-canonical="https://grist.org/fix/article/how-quickly-do-we-need-to-ramp-up-renewables-look-to-the-narwhal/" data-title="How quickly do we need to ramp up renewables? Look to the narwhal." crossorigin="anonymous"/>