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Originally Posted by Astronovice
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Hi Calvin, I don't know about IHS Markit data source. That pie chart looks like power generation so I assume electricity only which makes sense. The graph Jancovici supplies is total energy allocation. From transport to heating. The country relies heavily on fossil fuels.
So does Australia. If I put solar panels on my roof I'll offset my power bill and possibly do something good for the enviroment (unless they're made in China). It's not going to help anybody else or even myself moving from A to B, get food to eat, water to drink, get medical services, education for the kids, etc... Our whole services industry is deeply rooted in fossil fuels.
So as Peter B. says, not a simple problem to solve. The graphs I posted show the huge difference in proportion between renewables and fossil fuels. We're addicted to fossil fuels. Like it or not cutting the branch we're all sitting on isn't very productive. I'm all for cutting emission. Got to be smart about it.
If we want to be serious about limiting global warming to 1.5c, forget it. We've already pumped too much CO2 in the atmosphere. 2C? we have to can all coal fired power plants by 2030 and as of tomorrow use 3 times less power than we do right now. Can we do it? Possibly. But do we want to do it?
