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Introducing: Windfall

Jun 17, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Windfall Reporting Spanned Years And Pandemic Setbacks

  • Reporting for Windfall began in late 2018 with early audio captured then and the project persisted through pandemic delays.
  • Planned Europe reporting trips were scrapped twice, yet the team continued reporting over years to complete the series.
INSIGHT

Offshore Wind Poised For Rapid Scale-Up

  • Offshore wind is rapidly scaling in the U.S., from seven turbines today to potentially thousands within ten years.
  • The industry attracts massive capital because turbines are huge, costly infrastructure and seen as a key climate solution.
INSIGHT

Big Corporations Reframe Climate Roles

  • Offshore wind combines enormous technology and high emotions as a climate solution, reshaping who is blamed and who can fix the problem.
  • Big oil companies like BP and Shell are pivoting into renewables, complicating narratives about responsibility and repair.
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