More than 68% of New European Electricity Capacity Came From Wind and Solar in 2011

[joshcryer]

76. Yes, we are discussing how we have the wrong energy policy and planning.

We have the ability to do all sorts of things. I have read studies on magical robot factories on the moon or magical robot factories in the deserts powering the entire Americas and Africa and Europe. Magical plans that only require a comparatively small investment.

Should I expect you to take me seriously when I say that we can use those to avert catastrophic climate change? I frankly do not. Nor do I take you seriously when you throw out plans that will not get the political capital necessary to enact them, much less the economic investment that is far beyond anything we are doing (we're investing 1/10th of what we should, and every year we don't invest the full 10% of global GDP or 40% of global GCF the cost ticks upward).

Catastrophic climate change is upon us and we're doing shit all about it.

That's what "trajectory" is. The real world trajectory is to do effectively nothing about the problem. Renewables are replacing fossil fuels only as fossil fuels peak, not to keep those fuels in the ground, as they should be.