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This is a distracting red herring argument and you know it. Solar makes up less than 1% of the US energy supply. No one is saying we power our high-energy indu
by floatrock 10y ago
This is a distracting red herring argument and you know it.
Solar makes up less than 1% of the US energy supply. No one is saying we power our high-energy industrial consumers until we get up to say 50% renewable with all existing the low-hanging fruit out there.
Energy is not an all-or-nothing proposition. You can still use the energy-dense sources where they're the best tool for the job while still decreasing our existential risk elsewhere.
- amelius 10y agoYou are looking for an argument that isn't there. I was asking because someone else brought up the question, and I still think it is interesting to know the answer.
- floatrock 10y agoApologies if it was genuine curiosity, tone doesn't get across on the internet. Interpreted it as another leading question. Point is, the shift to renewables is an incremental process where industries with high/dense energy requirements will likely not be the first applications.