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"Forty percent of all shipping cargo consists of fossil fuels": * https://qz.com/2113243/forty-percent-of-all-shipping-cargo-consists-of-fossil-fuels https://q
by throw0101b 3y ago
"Forty percent of all shipping cargo consists of fossil fuels":
* https://qz.com/2113243/forty-percent-of-all-shipping-cargo-consists-of-fossil-fuels https://qz.com/2113243/forty-percent-of-all-shipping-cargo-c...
* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29850631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29850631
I'm not sure it is a good idea to expend energy to move energy.
- floatrock 3y agoAll "unlocked" energy requires a certain energy investment: drilling, pipelines, refineries, tankers, setting power lines, running a solar silicon factory, setting up a wind turbine... The question is always what's your multiple on energy return from energy invested, and how does it compare to the alternatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment