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Originally Posted by multiweb
Energy intensity. Yep. You can't support the world machines supplying ~7billion people living like we do with wind and solar.
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Well, you absolutely cannot do it for much longer with fossil fuels either!
And this also pre-supposes that the modern western lifestyle is something that everyone should aspire to anyway.
The claim that renewables are ineffective says more about our lack of commitment to the transition more than anything else, and that is a perfect reflection of priorities.
For example, since its inception in 2012, the CEFC has made loan and equity commitments in the order of 1/2 $Billion per year (in renewable energy infrastructure) That's not even technically investment.
source:
https://www.energymatters.com.au/ren...stment-em6028/
Contrast that to the $8 Billion a year in fossil fuel subsidies in this country (corporate welfare handouts) and the $20 odd billion a year in tax breaks given to the Australian LNG industry alone.
From the perspective of the general public, we spend $26 Billion a year just betting on horse racing and other sports, and that doesn't include the millions spent actually playing or watching those sports.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...9e2e528d015d79