Yes, until we have vastly more renewables and sufficient storage, there will be always the requirement for backup in the form of coal and especially gas. The ne

Yes, until we have vastly more renewables and sufficient storage, there will be always the requirement for backup in the form of coal and especially gas. The near term aim just needs to be to run them as little as possible. While the end goal has to be to get to 100% renewable, short term the most important impact can be made by going 80-90% renewable this way.