TO NET ZERO

Right now, it’s the last few minutes of 2049 and we made it.

Net zero by 2050.

Europe is officially carbon neutral! I would have preferred to celebrate this New Year’s Eve with everyone else who works in the energy sector. You wouldn’t believe the incredible parties I’m missing out on.

But I’m currently stationed in Kirkenes, northern Norway. It’s just me, the snow, and a moose I named Meryl in the absence of human companions.

I’ve been meaning to write a memoir, like a letter to my younger self, about how we finally got here. Against all odds, and my previously cynical expectations of the future, we’re on track to curb global warming.

Since Meryl’s not much of a talker and I have nothing else to do on this historic 31st of December, let me tell you how we did it.