Renewable Energy Revolution: Declining Costs, Surging Capacity

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19. In truth, a 0 carbon emissions level is not enough

We need to lower atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. (Well, that is, assuming we want to live in a world which resembles the one we know, one in which our food plants grow well for example.)

2°C of warming is considered to be the safe limit of warming (1.99°C is fine, but 2°C is straight out.) Ice core data shows us that our current atmospheric levels of “Greenhouse Gases” already well exceed the amount needed for 2°C of warming.


As for deciding to “leave it in the ground, now.” We both know that is not going to happen. So, let’s not pretend that it will. Our energy use (globally) will increase for decades to come, barring some catastrophe, like a here-to-for unnoticed meteor, a supervolcano, some sort of global plague…

Taking that as a given, how do we minimize the harm global energy use causes?