A new report from Greenpeace says the world can be 100 percent renewable by 2050, and 85 percent renewable in just 15 years.
The 2015 Energy [R]evolution report, the latest in a series that has offered the most accurate projections of any major analysis, worldwide, says that for the first time, the path to 100 percent renewable is cost-neutral. In addition, no new technological advancements are needed, the report says.
“It’s basically political will,” Emily Rochon, a global energy strategist at Greenpeace, told ThinkProgress. “The primary premise of the Energy [R]evolution scenario is we have all of the solutions already on the table to get there.”
Under the scenario outlined in the report, global CO2 emissions would be stabilized by 2020 and would approach zero in 2050. Fossil fuels would be phased out, beginning with the most carbon-intensive sources. By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s electricity could come from renewable sources such as wind and solar.…Think Progress
This Report Says The World Can Go 100 Percent Renewable By 2050
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2 comments:
Weird, the Saudi King's plan and Greenpeace are nearly the same. Never thought I would see the day...
It's disgusting governments continue to subsidize fosil and nuclear energy industries heavily, decade after decade.
OFC without fosil fuels focus most of the world wide geopolitical tensions would get highly reduced, and that's not good for certain governments. Talking about Saudi Arabia and other MENA countries, what would they do for a living? (Or better said,m what would their wealthy elites do for a living...)
I'm not sure about the so optimistic estimations, but the trend is good and will keep improving, I agree the only thing getting in the way are political interests and ignorance. As electric transportation is improved and replaces fosil fuel transportation (with better car models and batteries, better infrastructure support, etc.) the need for electricity will increase, and the locations to install new farms (windmills, solar, whatever) may be overestimated, but all those a re problems with potential solutions and it would be better to start the transformation.
But that won't happen with one-side policies by governments and their oil industry friends.
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