by Ugo Bardi
A few weeks ago, I posted on "Cassandra's
legacy" the result of an informal survey among experts in renewable
energy.
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| Ugo Bardi. |
I asked about the chances of a transition to a world that
would be completely powered by renewable energy, and about the chances of being
able to attain that before climate change becomes a true catastrophe. Out of
some 70 respondents, the large majority was of the opinion that a fast 100%
renewable transition is possible and that can be attained without the need of
heroic efforts.
I must confess that I found that result surprisingly
optimistic, probably because I tend to frequent rather doomerish circles (and
note the name of my blog!). Indeed, the people who read doomer sites seem to be
even more pessimistic than me. So, "Reverse Engineer" of the "Doomstead
Diner" ran the same survey with his readership, finding completely
different results. In the Diner's survey, some 250 people participated and 54%
of them said flatly that the renewable transition is impossible.
Read the story on Cassandra’s
Legacy - “Will Renewables Ever Replace Fossils? The Results of a New Survey.”
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