"I’m not sure it’s going to happen with renewables because of the large land use requirements" I am pretty sure, we would have some desert land to spare. http

"I’m not sure it’s going to happen with renewables because of the large land use requirements" I am pretty sure, we would have some desert land to spare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec#/media/File%3AFullneed.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertec#/media/File%3AFulln... Also most of roofs yet uncovered by panels. And you can do dual use: solarpanels that provide shade for agriculture use, etc. Land or technology is not the problem - competing with cheap fossil energy in the ground is, as well as the massive investment required to make the complete transition to renewables.