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> given that in a not so distant past the bulk of energy was produced from fossil fuel. 80% of energy used is in the world is from fossil fuel, and fossil fuel

> given that in a not so distant past the bulk of energy was produced from fossil fuel. 80% of energy used is in the world is from fossil fuel, and fossil fuel usage is still growing. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-fossil-fuel-use-similar-decade-ago-energy-mix-report-says-2021-06-14/ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-fossil-f... Renewable are cheap when you have a coal/nuclear plant nearby for the days without wind or sun, and because solar panels are built in China. It's wrong to think that they could replace fossil fuel and still be cheap.

fivea 5y ago
> 80% of energy used is in the world is from fossil fuel (...) That's a clear example of lying with statistics, given that only a very limited number of countries in the world started investing in shifting away from fossil fuels. It took the EU a massive politically-driven subsidies program to jump-start their own shift to renewables, and currently we're seeing European countries meeting all their country's needs for a few days with their own wind, solar, and hydro.