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but it is a fair comparison - there's currently no real alternatives for fossil fuels. Renewables do not have the density required for a lot of transportation,

by chii 3y ago

but it is a fair comparison - there's currently no real alternatives for fossil fuels. Renewables do not have the density required for a lot of transportation, not to mention fossil fuels like oil are the feedstock for a lot of chemicals required for modern day manufacturing. Some sources of electricity could be replaced by renewables, but not all. And certainly not as cheaply as oil or gas is.

meristohm 3y ago
To what degree could we be okay using less energy?
oneshtein 3y ago
Alternative to fossil fuels are synthetic fuels, for example E85 (ethanol 85%). Government can subsidize a clean local production of ethanol from air, like it did for solar panels, to boot start it.