I’m aware of breakthroughs but even once we figure out how to generate electricity it may still take decades for it to become cost effective with alternatives. It’s going to be a long time.
At our current pace I agree, so I think we need to be doing a fusion moonshot to speed things up. And also investing in renewables and other options. The cost of fossil fuels, both in climate damage and in economic terms is taking humanity down fast.
Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Possibly true. The joke in the industry is that it’s always 10 years away. Although some big breakthroughs lately:
news.mit.edu/…/tests-show-high-temperature-superc…
www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/climate/…/index.html
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
I’m aware of breakthroughs but even once we figure out how to generate electricity it may still take decades for it to become cost effective with alternatives. It’s going to be a long time.
Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 3 months ago
At our current pace I agree, so I think we need to be doing a fusion moonshot to speed things up. And also investing in renewables and other options. The cost of fossil fuels, both in climate damage and in economic terms is taking humanity down fast.