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> Soon, the focus will shift from weaning ourselves off fossil fuels, and into, "What can we do with all this cheap energy to make life better?". That's not go
by realreality 4y ago
> Soon, the focus will shift from weaning ourselves off fossil fuels, and into, "What can we do with all this cheap energy to make life better?".
That's not going to happen. People basically don't understand where energy comes from, or what's entailed with an "energy transition". See this lecture for a good overview: https://jancovici.com/en/video/can-we-save-energy-jobs-and-growth-at-the-same-time/ https://jancovici.com/en/video/can-we-save-energy-jobs-and-g...
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThere will be a glut solar and wind power in the middle of the day and in the summers long before we transition from fossil fuels. What to do with all the cheap energy is already a challenge in some places to the extent they have to pay people to use it.