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> The thing is, despite what extinction rebellion et. al. tell us, the global economy is moving to renewables pretty much full speed. bold statement - can you
by kitkat_new 4y ago
> The thing is, despite what extinction rebellion et. al. tell us, the global economy is moving to renewables pretty much full speed.
bold statement - can you back this up?
I find it very hard to believe
- choeger 4y agoPrices and lead time for solar power projects. Right now, solar power is a no-brainer for pretty much everyone in the industrialized world. No one does not invest into solar because they're stubborn or stupid. The pipeline is simply sold-out. It's similar for wind power, but somewhat distorted by the very long time it takes to build a wind farm (from planning to first watt-hour). Notably, noone can put a wind turbine on their roof.
- orwin 4y agoNot GP, but here highlight the issue: https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions/executive-summary https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in... Our bottleneck right now is processing, not mining (because of the energy crisis).