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Originally Posted by cujet
Many of us miss the big picture. Only 14% of national energy use is automotive. Even a 50% improvement here (impossible) means only a 7% reduction in national energy use, kind of a "nothing-burger" IMHO.
Mankind must make safe, then embrace and love nuclear power if we are to avoid a dark future. FWIW, we can do nukes safely, and nukes can provide billions of years of energy production at any level we'd like. Put another way, unlimited future generations can live in prosperity if we do so.
Burning hydrocarbons, including sustainable fuels, have some very specific uses, such as aviation. The rest can be done electrically.
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From what I've learned with 50 years of government is they don't ever really want to solve a problem, just use a problem. Then again I have lived in basically world peace. I would say Lincoln solved a problem and Churchill solved a problem but so many others like to manage the problems.