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No it's not that simple and if it was we would already have done it. It's not just a matter of political will it's a matter of what makes sense from a market pe
by ThomPete 6y ago
No it's not that simple and if it was we would already have done it. It's not just a matter of political will it's a matter of what makes sense from a market perspective. It doesn't make any sense to rely on wind and solar. The are not and will never be the primary source of energy for our needs.
We will have fusion before we have wind and solar covering just 50% of the worlds energy consumption.
- adrianN 6y agoIf we don't have wind and solar covering more than 50% of the world's energy consumption in the next twenty years the climate will be fucked beyond repair.
- ThomPete 6y agoWe won't, it's simply not physically possible. And of course we won't be fucked. Climate catastrophism is the last thing we need.
- adrianN 6y agoIt's not physically impossible to cover 2-4% of the land with solar panels and wind turbines, replace ICE vehicles with electrics and home heating systems with heat pumps. It just costs money. And as the COVID response shows, when we want to, trillions suddenly become available.