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USA will see CO2 emissions decrease a lot simply due to demographics. White Baby Boomers use way more fossil fuels per person than any other demographic and they are now retiring and increasingly dying off as all generations eventually do. Baby Boomers retiring along with First World native population decreaseis the main reason oil prices have come down so much. All global population growth is in the poorest countries that use the fewest resources.
What? The main reason oil prices have come down so much is a massive increase in American production, from only 5 million barrels a day in 2008 to 9.4 million barrels a day in 2015, killing OPEC's ability to control prices.
And where do you get that "white baby boomers" use more fossil fuels per person?
my thoughts are that the frothing shrieking fools who were coming completely unhinged ever since trump announced America's non-participation in the paris fiasco should feel very foolish right about now
Even fossil fuels are at their root "solar" powered, in that they are biomass that at some point in its food chain was "solar powered" so the overall energy input to the planet is definitely there, we are just not at the point of being able to efficiently harness enough of it yet. I would expect this to eventually change.
Trump saved us billions, decrease restrictions, increase jobs, and didn't get us involved with basically, nonsense energy policy.... WIN! Anti-Trumpers didn't realize they lost with this article...
Just read something interesting. In March Portugal produced more green energy than the country consumed, specifically 103.6% of the electricity demand. Mostly hydroelectric (55%) and wind (42%) power.
Not bad for a relatively poor country. But the fluctuations are still a problem. This March was very wet and windy (good news as there was a severe drought), a year ago the green energy rate was only 6% as the weather was too good, so to speak. Seems the solar energy capacity is not fully developed, yet.
Either way, replacing fossil fuels for electricity production seems to be a realistic goal now.
As we are switching to electric cars, we would have to produce even more electricity, though.
It’s great news that the cost of wind and solar has come down, but the storage issue is yet unresolved. Today’s battery technology just doesn’t cut it. I assume that some very smart people are working on the problem.
It’s great news that the cost of wind and solar has come down, but the storage issue is yet unresolved. Today’s battery technology just doesn’t cut it. I assume that some very smart people are working on the problem.
Hydrogen Cell Technology, is just about ready to roll out for public use.
Battery banks, take too long to recharge. It is the rapid charging and dissipating the heat generated, so it doesn't destroy the battery cells, that is what is being worked on.
Sitting and waiting for a charge is not the funnest thing to do.
Great to hear that they are so cheap and competitive. That means we can FINALLY quit throwing taxpayer money away to subsidize the wind and solar industry. Win-win.
With cars waiting is no problem. I often see parked cars plugged in as the owners are working, shopping or whatever. When they come back, the cars are ready to go.
I wish it were true, nut it sounds like wishful thinking. And why does the article talk about wind and solar power? Those aren't "renewable". We need to replace that silly term with something more accurate.
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