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>As a result, global production of these four indispensable materials claims about 17 percent of the world’s annual total energy supply, and it generates about
by vannevar 4y ago
>As a result, global production of these four indispensable materials claims about 17 percent of the world’s annual total energy supply, and it generates about 25 percent of all CO2 emissions originating in the combustion of fossil fuels.
So even if we left these critical industries untouched, we could still reduce fossil fuel consumption by 83% and potentially achieve a fourfold reduction in C02 emissions.
- restalis 4y ago"So even if we left these critical industries untouched, we could still reduce fossil fuel consumption by 83%" I think these industries are not the most challenging ones about finding carbon-free alternative solutions. One of the most important thing is transportation, and as far as I know, there isn't anything immediately available that can replace the current shipping of goods around the planet. In the future, we may try switch to ships burning iron powder instead, or build massive continent-connecting rail infrastructure (like in Snowpiercer), but for now we'll just have to settle for less than 83% reduction.