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I agree about the priorities. But to do what you suggest, to the extend that it needs to be done, we need much better ways to cope with variability of renewabl

I agree about the priorities. But to do what you suggest, to the extend that it needs to be done, we need much better ways to cope with variability of renewables. We probably need a whole range of energy storage solutions; no single one will be sufficient. And then there are aviation and shipping, neither of which is going electric any time soon. So starting work on using excess power when renewables are over-generating to capture CO2 and using it to make carbon-neutral liquid fuels seems to also be a key part of the long-term picture.

08-15 8y ago
> aviation and shipping Another distraction. They don't matter as long as coal is being burned. > renewables are over-generating Even then, trying to capture a trace gas is the dumbest thing anyone could attempt. Especially if the process involves calcining lime---what a ridiculous waste of energy. Just make ammonia instead.
- mynameisvlad 8y ago
  > Another distraction. They don't matter as long as coal is being burned. Sure, let's kill off basically the only way to get things and people across the world. I'm sure that'll end up lovely.