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> There’s huge lie (by omission) about renewables

I live in Scotland. We now get around 90% of our electricity from renewables. We closed our last coal power station in 2016.

Perhaps you should consider checking your theories against reality before accusing others of lying?



Don't cut off quotes mid sentence:

> There’s huge lie (by omission) about renewables: nobody explained how to convert the world to 100% renewable energy without coal backup.

Because not everywhere in the world has access to hydroelectric power. The point remains: there is no plan to power the world with renewables without a fossil fuel backup. At least not any feasible plan - batteries don't scale, and the Sabatier processes has well below 50% round trip efficiency.


> Don't cut off quotes mid

You managed to get the gist.

You don't need a plan to power the world. Try a plan to power your own state and let the rest of the world sort itself out. When you're at 80% renewables and then get stuck, then I'll believe it's an issue. Not when you're at 20% and handwaving theoretical excuses.


Not every country has so small population and access to hydropower. Sure some small counties can go 100% renewables but it doesn’t scale.


Yes it does. Countries with bigger populations can do more, not less. That should be obvious.




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