I just discovered that $50 billion a year is being spent on Pfizer and Moderna Covid Vaccinations. The world with willpower found that money in under 2 years.
That $50 billion is enough to move the whole of Africa to 100% Renewable Energy in a year! And that is giving Africa what it really needs 200 GW, not what is has now, between 70 GW and 100 GW.
Europe is at 600 GW peak demand. 24 hour renewable energy is possible in Europe by 2026.
As far as I can tell the USA produces the same amount of electricity as Europe. So let's say 2026 for the USA.
McKinsey says that it will take at least until 2050!
David Lipschitz says that we can do it by 2030, if we just change our buying decisions. And the first decision? Use the knowledge gained in Covid and High Oil Price times to force everyone who can move their offices to their homes to do so. I've written extensively about the benefits of "remote" work. Note that 500 years ago, enclosure moved people from home work to factories. The modern factory is the office building. Working in a home office is local work. Any other work is remote!
Our health depends on us interacting with our biosphere that gives us life. When will we wakeup and learn where we should be spending money?
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