Some Reflections on the Twilight of the Oil Age: Part 1
As you no doubt can gather from the title, I am of the view that we do not have 50 years to agonise about oil.
As you no doubt can gather from the title, I am of the view that we do not have 50 years to agonise about oil.
World records tumbled in renewable energy this month.
The next few decades will see a profound and all-encompassing energy transformation throughout the world.
Since the renewable energy revolution will require trading our currently dominant energy sources (fossil fuels) for alternative ones that have different characteristics, there are likely to be some hefty challenges along the way.
How much mined material will we need to build a 100-per-cent renewable world?
What will it take to reach that threshold and what obstacles and limits do we need to understand as we transition to a truly sustainable energy economy?