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Originally posted by chuckChuck View PostChina has lots of EVs and has installed lots of solar too. They are part of the effort to reduce emissions.
They need to do alot more but we are some of the highest per capita carbon emitters on the planet! Much higher than China.
Erin Otoole supports a carbon tax as well. So does Presto Manning. Kenney and Moe both have a carbon tax on large emitters!
They must all be commie environmentalists! LOL
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Originally posted by furrowtickler View PostTypical , completely avoided the question and deflection . Not surprising lol
The population lives in the SE quadrant where there is a fraction of the sunlight available.
Hence the 1000 coal plants under construction and 50 nuke plants on the drawing board.
Oil will be $200 within 5 yrs. and hopefully AB and Sask are ripped from confederation by that time.
By that time the green fools will be up in the Athabasca basin trying to carve uranium out of the sheild, and oil will probably be $500.Last edited by jazz; Jun 5, 2021, 08:35.
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Jazz your record on predictions sucks big time. Remember Trump and Covid? 0 out of 10 for accuracy. LOL
Sask. and Alberta both installing lots of wind and some solar because we have lots of both resources and its cheaper and cleaner and will supplement gas, hydro and other sources. Yes we will need backup along with other sources including fossil fuels for awhile yet.
But the move to decarbonize energy sources as much as possible won't be quick or easy but it will happen whether the naysayers like it or not.Last edited by chuckChuck; Jun 6, 2021, 08:09.
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According to the Internatiional Energy Agency cleaner renewables will play a large role in decarbonization.
Pathway to critical and formidable goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits, according to IEA special report
https://www.iea.org/news/pathway-to-critical-and-formidable-goal-of-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-is-narrow-but-brings-huge-benefits-according-to-iea-special-report https://www.iea.org/news/pathway-to-critical-and-formidable-goal-of-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-is-narrow-but-brings-huge-benefits-according-to-iea-special-report
The world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero emissions in 2050, but it is narrow and requires an unprecedented transformation of how energy is produced, transported and used globally, the International Energy Agency said in a landmark special report released today.
The report is the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth. It sets out a cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean, dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables like solar and wind instead of fossil fuels. The report also examines key uncertainties, such as the roles of bioenergy, carbon capture and behavioural changes in reaching net zero.
In the near term, the report describes a net zero pathway that requires the immediate and massive deployment of all available clean and efficient energy technologies, combined with a major global push to accelerate innovation. The pathway calls for annual additions of solar PV to reach 630 gigawatts by 2030, and those of wind power to reach 390 gigawatts. Together, this is four times the record level set in 2020. For solar PV, it is equivalent to installing the world’s current largest solar park roughly every day. A major worldwide push to increase energy efficiency is also an essential part of these efforts, resulting in the global rate of energy efficiency improvements averaging 4% a year through 2030 – about three times the average over the last two decades.
Most of the global reductions in CO2 emissions between now and 2030 in the net zero pathway come from technologies readily available today. But in 2050, almost half the reductions come from technologies that are currently only at the demonstration or prototype phase. This demands that governments quickly increase and reprioritise their spending on research and development – as well as on demonstrating and deploying clean energy technologies – putting them at the core of energy and climate policy. Progress in the areas of advanced batteries, electrolysers for hydrogen, and direct air capture and storage can be particularly impactful.
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Originally posted by chuckChuck View PostSask. and Alberta both installing lots of wind and some solar because we have lots of both resources and its cheaper and cleaner and will supplement gas, hydro and other sources. .
Show me the multi billion dollar wind and solar announcements? Why isnt there a giant wind or solar farm being put at our existing coal plants.
You already know the answer but are too obtuse to admit it.
Did you see the $133T cost estimate for converting to wind and solar? Guess economics isnt a strong suit. LOLLast edited by jazz; Jun 6, 2021, 08:42.
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Only delusional activists are dreaming of wind and solar.
The rest of the world isnt fing around with it. Going right after reliable baseload. 50 reactors planned and under construction. That number will be a lot higher especially if SMRs take hold.
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx Plans For New Reactors Worldwide
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Originally posted by jazz View PostOnly delusional activists are dreaming of wind and solar.
The rest of the world isnt fing around with it. Going right after reliable baseload. 50 reactors planned and under construction. That number will be a lot higher especially if SMRs take hold.
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx Plans For New Reactors Worldwide
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So Chuck, if commercial class solar operates at 15% capacity factor is that equivalent to about one day a week?
So if you need power for the other 6 days do you just need another 6 similar solar set ups to cover the other 6 daysor how do you get that covered?
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