This is my opinion, not fact - I personally don't think, even with over-provisioning, we can build enough wind/solar to make it our base load at a reasonable pr

This is my opinion, not fact - I personally don't think, even with over-provisioning, we can build enough wind/solar to make it our base load at a reasonable price unless we can make solar + wind much more efficient at generating (at least 2x more efficient than it is today). But even then there are technical challenges to a wind/solar grid that randomly changes at all times that not likely not cheap or easy to overcome. I do agree with you - we must act in a sustainable way especially for the world of tomorrow. But, the mass market in the first world will likely not sacrifice stability for sustainability. Maybe they'll budge on price, but likely not on convenience. I also agree we shouldn't be purely profit motivated, but that's a complicated situation - companies like GE have incentive to suppress more "efficient" technology adoption because it affects their bottom line unless it's their IP. When I say efficient, I mean technologies that could be used to enhance the efficiency of current machines in our infrastructure. So, yes, they will advance tech when they can own it, but not when they cannot acquire it. They'll only play defensively, which isn't always going to be in line with "moral responsibility" To me, that is a more sane and likely cheaper starting point today, so that we can more safely take risks like this paper proposes tomorrow.