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> An energy breakthrough is really required to get the world back on track Not really, the energy technologies we've needed have been around for about half a c
by 12_throw_away 2y ago
> An energy breakthrough is really required to get the world back on track
Not really, the energy technologies we've needed have been around for about half a century, with quite reasonable economics (albeit less and less so, as the time pressure increases), especially compared to the alternative. The problems that need to be solved are political and economic, not technical.
- DaiPlusPlus 2y ago> The problems that need to be solved are political and economic, not technical. You're saying the technical problems involved in fusion power have already been solved. They haven't.
- James_K 2y agoHe's talking about problems with the world, not with fusion power. We don't need a magic bullet to make all our problems disappear, we just need to apply the resources we have in a consistent and correct manner.
- 12_throw_away 2y ago> You're saying the technical problems involved in fusion power have already been solved Nope, try reading it again.