> I could see an outcome where advances in renewable energy and storage tech occur fast enough to make fossil fuels uncompetitive This has, I think, near enoug

> I could see an outcome where advances in renewable energy and storage tech occur fast enough to make fossil fuels uncompetitive This has, I think, near enough happened already. What we're battling currently is inertia, vested interests, and misinformation. With sufficient political vision and will, I think that the energy mix (both generation-side and consumption-side, across residential, commercial and industrial use) could change fairly swiftly. There are so many upsides to renewables that we'll look back and question why fossil fuels remained in use for so long. I've no association with the IEA but have been reading around their website a bit today and found an (optimistic, perhaps) report[1] of theirs on "Net Zero by 2050" inspiring. The link below is to a page in the (CDN-hosted) report containing "Key Pillars of Decarbonisation" - actionable and well-explained suggestions on their net zero roadmap: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/beceb956-0dcf-4d73-89fe-1310e3046d68/NetZeroby2050-ARoadmapfortheGlobalEnergySector_CORR.pdf#page=65 https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/beceb956-0dcf-4d73-... [1] - https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050 https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050