I agree with some of what you're saying, but you left out tidal energy sources which are a factor especially once you consider the preponderance of people that

I agree with some of what you're saying, but you left out tidal energy sources which are a factor especially once you consider the preponderance of people that live near coastlines. Some examples: Tidal tech here and now: http://energy.gov/articles/maine-project-launches-first-grid-connected-offshore-wind-turbine-us http://energy.gov/articles/maine-project-launches-first-grid... http://www.theday.com/article/20130331/NWS01/303319909/-1/NWS http://www.theday.com/article/20130331/NWS01/303319909/-1/NW... Near future: http://oregonwave.org/ http://oregonwave.org/ More: The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves: http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/10/24/u-s-navy-awards-8-million-to-develop-wave-tidal-energy-technology/ http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/10/24/u-s-navy-awards-8-... I also think you failed to mention that nuclear is too expensive. That's why places like France (who have had success with nuclear in the past) are transitioning towards alternative energy (like offshore wind) instead of building new nuclear plants. http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/26/nuclear-power-too-expensive-french-court-finds/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/26/nuclear-power-too-expens... More sources of evidence that show why nuclear is too expensive: http://v1.apebble.com/static/clean/CSI_Nuclear_Power_Fact_Sheet2.pdf http://v1.apebble.com/static/clean/CSI_Nuclear_Power_Fact_Sh... http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/society-and-culture/nuclear-its-just-too-expensive-for-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world-20100225-p4y3.html http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/society-and-culture/n... http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/03/29/exelons-nuclear-guy-no-new-nukes/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/03/29/exelons-n... http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_power/nuclear_power_and_global_warming/nuclear-power-cost.html http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_power/nuclear_power_and_global... http://www.psr.org/resources/nuclear-power-factsheet.html http://www.psr.org/resources/nuclear-power-factsheet.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We really don't need to build new nuclear plants to transition and we should work to responsibly phase them out over time. Here's results from a Stanford researcher whose study shows the world can be powered by alternative energy in 20-40 years: http://scienceblog.com/65427/the-world-can-be-powered-by-alternative-energy-in-20-40-years-stanford-researcher-says/3 http://scienceblog.com/65427/the-world-can-be-powered-by-alt... More: Mark Z. Jacobson - Energy Policy http://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/JDEnPolicyPt1.pdf http://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/JDEnP... Here's for New York (with more numbers): http://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/NewYorkWWSEnPolicy.pdf http://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/NewYo... http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/march/new-york-energy-031213.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/march/new-york-energy-031... Jacobson doesn't just throw numbers around, he makes some very salient points along with strategies as well. We should also factor in advances in decentralized battery storage that are bound to offset current baseload issues. For example, breakthroughs in graphene production, etc.: http://delta.tudelft.nl/article/making-graphene-affordable/29377 http://delta.tudelft.nl/article/making-graphene-affordable/2...