Hubbert believed that solar power would be a practical renewable
energy replacement for fossil fuels, and that nuclear energy in breeder reactors would be able to sustain us for centuries.
But even King Hubbert himself, according to Wikipedia, «believed that solar power would be a practical
renewable energy replacement for fossil fuels, and that nuclear energy in breeder reactors would be able to sustain us for centuries.»
Show that it's causing irreparable life - threatening global warming and you can demand
alternative energy replacements that don't provide adequate replacement and close industries producing excessive amounts of CO2.
The task of simply substituting for fossil fuels on a 1:1
energy replacement basis will be much too difficult, e.g. not enough roof area for solar panels at current electricity demand, but delivering a set of services that require lower energy makes a solar building practical.
One other thing that's not on that list — stick to one's area of expertise and background, by which I mean, for a climate scientist to prescribe the
best energy replacement pathway for fossil fuels doesn't make a lot of sense.
It lays out an effective roadmap for a nuclear phase - out in the world's sixth largest economy, while assuring a
green energy replacement plan to make California a global leader in fighting climate change.»
While Baroness Thatcher was at the forefront of Britain's moves to set up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Lord Lawson said her motivation was to challenge the coalmining union and at the same raise support for nuclear power as a
clean energy replacement for coal.
To be really clear, if the ideas of people like Bob Ayres have merit [that energy * efficiency is a big component of economic growth, i.e., much of «Total Factor Productivity»], it is * even * more important to move faster and harder on efficiency and sustainable -
energy replacements, and to stretch oil & gas supplies as long as possible.
The constraint is, there is
no Energy replacement or efficiency gain immediately to hand that can replace that 20 %, or even 10 %, or 5 %.