arch_rival t1_irx4f4k wrote on October 11, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Reply to comment by Spiff76 in Major milestone for Greek energy as renewables power 100% of electricity demand by Always__curious__

I once thought exactly like you; I encourage you and others to read How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here And Where We’re Going By Vaclav Smil. In short, the modern world is massively oil dependent and the best green intentions don’t scale anytime quickly. To be clear, he’s not anti green solutions, there are just so many issues of scale that aren’t talked about in the normal discourse. He lays it out plainly and better than I ever could.

InterestsVaryGreatly t1_irzow9q wrote on October 12, 2022 at 6:23 AM

Except we have evidence of countries who have already gone green. And even if you argue that solar and wind have downtimes, even ignoring energy storing options, a grid that is mostly renewable with pockets of less green resources to compensate is a massive improvement over what we have.

arch_rival t1_irzuh90 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 7:40 AM

My point was largely of scale (and hidden dependence on oil). I really can’t recommend the book enough…