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e430doug t1_iue0nhx wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The New World: Envisioning Life After Climate Change by nevernotdating

Give it some truly deep thought about the implications “implementing this in a very short time”. Think about how deeply ingrained access to high energy density fossil fuels are in every aspect of civilization. We must and the we will make the transition off of fossil fuels, however it won’t be in a very short time. No battery in existence comes close to the energy density of fossil fuel. Entire industries will need to be reimagined. Culture will be changed. We won’t be hopping on jets to visit grandma any more. We’ll be taking trains. We need to push on making the transition as quickly as we can, but don’t kid yourself on how fast it will be done. The NYT article is very balanced and realistic. It isn’t doom and gloom. This world will change.

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EhudsLefthand t1_iue7m98 wrote

A few thoughts on this. Of course implementation of nuclear and battery driven energy isn’t going to happen overnight. The tech is almost here- like within just a few years.

I also have much more optimism in how quickly battery tech is going to advance. A good solution is evident -and I don’t think it will impact jet travel, normal day to day life much at all. Batteries will reach similar efficiency as fossil fuels much faster than we think.

I’m also making the point the elites could be moonshotting this problem but they don’t. What can normal people do about this but suffer? It’s despicable how those in power divide us over this issue. They’ll cut power and heat to the poor, when more can and should be done- but they don’t? There’s more to this than the NYT is willing to report.

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