No Breakthroughs Necessary: 95 Percent Renewable Energy Possible By 2050

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desmogblog.com 15 Sep '12, 1pm

No Breakthroughs Necessary: 95 Percent Renewable Energy Possible By 2050

It’s a commonly held belief, even within the climate action advocacy community, that significant technological breakthroughs are necessary to harness enough clean, renewable energy to power our global energy demands. Not so, says a new study published this month, which makes an ambitious case for "sustainable sources" providing 95 percent of global energy demand by mid-century. This new analysis, "Transition to a fully sustainable global energy system ," published in Energy Strategy Reviews , examines demand scenarios for the major energy use sectors -- industry, buildings, and transport -- and matches them up to feasible renewable supply sources. Over on VICE’s Motherboard, Brian Merchant dug into the study and put it into proper context . It is entirely possible, using technologies largely available today, to power nearly the entire world with clean energy—but we need to...

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