Renewable energy triggers sharply polarized views. For some, it is a costly white elephant; for others, it is humanity’s savior, promising to emancipate us (and our environment) from the “folly” of fossil fuels. So a hardheaded, credible, and, above all, impartial analysis, which would provide a much-needed dose of pragmatism and realism to the debate, is long overdue. Full Story »
Posted by Michael Dewey
An excellent story that covers the facts without falling into ideological sermonizing. An eminently pragmatic analysis of our prospects for transitioning to renewables, with all due haste--and with grace. The time has arrived to make this happen.
Government stewarding of renewable technologies is clearly necessary, and a non-ideological approach means such stewarding can be accomplished without resorting to heavy-handed methods. This is the first article I have read that points the way clearly.
The researchers have painstakingly sifted more than 160 scenarios, including in-depth examinations of four. The most optimistic of these predicts that renewables could account for close to 80% of total energy supply by mid-century, thereby cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by around one-third.
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