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https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/what-it-would-really-take-to-reverse-climate-change https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/what-it-would-re...
That realization prompted us to reconsider the economics of energy. What’s needed, we concluded, are reliable zero-carbon energy sources so cheap that the operators of power plants and industrial facilities alike have an economic rationale for switching over soon—say, within the next 40 years. Let’s face it, businesses won’t make sacrifices and pay more for clean energy based on altruism alone.
The market is made by people too. Not only businesses make those decisions.
A disruptive fusion technology, for example, might skip the steam and produce high-energy charged particles that can be converted directly into electricity.
Really. Only mention to nuclear, and it's SciFi good-feelium based.