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Once we agree that the solar + wind solution will cost trillions and take decades to scale up anyway, the benefits of fusion start to shine through. We may as w
by dahfizz 5y ago
Once we agree that the solar + wind solution will cost trillions and take decades to scale up anyway, the benefits of fusion start to shine through. We may as well invest all that time and money in scalable production that doesn't exhaust the earth's supply of natural resources.
- pfdietz 5y agoWhat benefits? The fusion solution would be even more expensive, and not available for decades, if ever.
- zardo 5y agoThat sounds like a proposal for just not de-carbonizing until fusion is ready. Is that what you mean? When do you think we could have say 5% of the worlds power coming from fusion reactors?
- dahfizz 5y agoI'm happy to increase renewable energy production where possible. My point is that saying "we can just be 100% solar" is just as impractical and far fetched as saying "we can just be 100% fusion". Renewable advocates would be more successful if they were realistic about the problems with significant solar reliance.
- pfdietz 5y agoI disagree. 100% solar is much less far-fetched than 100% fusion, because the latter is a much larger technological and economic stretch.