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Fossil fueled power capacity and consumption is still rising faster than any other type of energy source, and by a large margin. If we take consumption from 201
by belorn 6y ago
Fossil fueled power capacity and consumption is still rising faster than any other type of energy source, and by a large margin. If we take consumption from 2010 to 2019, fossil fueled energy consumption increased by 15070 TWh, while solar and win combined increased by 1773 TWh. That is almost a 10x in difference in favor of fossil fuels.
There is nothing to even imply that we will reach 90% renewables by 2035. To be fighting over which non-fossil fueled energy source is more economical is just a distraction. There need to be a stop to building new fossil fueled power plants. Expand solar and wind production as if they were tanks and munitions during world war 2. Build as many nuclear reactors we can from the current pool of educated nuclear professionals. Throw in some battery technology from tesla, hydro pumps, compressed air, EV transition, dynamic grid, or what else is left that do not depend on burning fossil fuels. Set the date of 2035 as the day we ban burning fossil fuel in the power grid and let the market decide how to deal with it.
That is how we avert climate change.