The Atlantic: There's No Scenario in Which 2050 is 'Normal'

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5. Wind and solar will only prolong our dependence on natural gas.

Natural gas is the power source that will destroy what's left of the world as we know it.

We need to be replacing fossil fuel power plants with nuclear power plants as fast as we can. We need to abandon car culture.

These things are not technically impossible. In some places they've already been accomplished.

With the human population approaching eight billion we've worked ourselves into a pretty tight corner. We are dependent on high density energy sources for our survival.

If we don't accept reality, if we refuse to look at the math, billions of us are going to suffer and die before we are old.