REPEAT is an acronym that stands for "Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Toolkit", an effort by Princeton University's Zero Lab to centralize analysis of governmental, scientific and commercial attempts at carbon reduction in energy supply and distribution. This means an a priori assumption that CO2 is, indeed, a significant component of the as yet unverified heating of the planet by its increase.
The program is led by Princeton faculty member Jesse Jenkins, the principal investigator, who says: "One of the consortium’s goals was to pool funding and maximize the research that could be done in this area when supported by organizations with similar interests. The structure of the program and the flexible funding allow researchers to quickly pivot to tackle the most important and interesting research questions, without having to wait for specific funding cycles or proposal calls from grantmaking agencies. It also creates an opportunity for big players grappling with a clean energy future to connect, he said. Jenkins hopes in the future to recruit other members to round out the group, such as a private venture capital group focused on clean energy or the investment arm of a utility."
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A superficial analysis of Princeton's Zero Lab is that it has the appearance of a financial vehicle for any particular program it might find interesting, a pool of available funds from wealthy benefactors with no definite direction except the elimination of carbon in ways that are profitable to those donors.
When Professor Jenkins says "quickly pivot" does he mean "rapidly abandon discredited theories" as well as "quickly take up relevant research"?
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