We can transform the energy sector away from fossil fuels to renewables, now
Take five minutes to read this article in Fast Company, “We know how to build an all-renewable electric grid”, which uses links to academic articles, to illustrate the feasibility of reforming the power generation infrastructure of a huge country like the United States, resulting in its complete decarbonization and the generation of enough electricity to recharge all land transportation, as well as being able to heat buildings, produce steel using electrical power, and to create enough renewable electricity to produce hydrogen for a host of other requirements. All this without the need to resort to nuclear energy, which nobody wants in their back yard.
Progressive improvements in renewable energy mean it is now possible to use sustainable power to feed national grids in advanced industrial economies: science can now refute the lies spread by people like Donald Trump.
Transforming our energy generation infrastructure is one of the most urgent tasks in tackling our climate emergency: electricity generation creates around 25% of greenhouse gas emissions, transportation contributes around 14%, while a great many industrial processes that today use energy obtained through fossil fuels can be converted to electricity.
