I’m expecting to see the growth in renewables hit the point where we on net consume less fossil fuels each year sometime within the next four to five years. This makes it very much something that’s under our control: do we choose to subsidize fossil fuels and keep using them for a few decades, or do we help the transition, and phase them out as fast as we can. Doing the latter has huge benefits.
I wouldn’t say very much under our control, even if we stopped all emissions immediately key environmental systems will continue degrading for decades at least. But I agree we can and should face it, it’s in our own interest.
I’m expecting to see the growth in renewables hit the point where we on net consume less fossil fuels each year sometime within the next four to five years. This makes it very much something that’s under our control: do we choose to subsidize fossil fuels and keep using them for a few decades, or do we help the transition, and phase them out as fast as we can. Doing the latter has huge benefits.
I wouldn’t say very much under our control, even if we stopped all emissions immediately key environmental systems will continue degrading for decades at least. But I agree we can and should face it, it’s in our own interest.
Anyway, I think we’re basically in agreement.