https://archive.md/s9SCO
"Inertia is a powerful force in energy systems — and a key challenge for
efforts to transition economies to clean energy and tackle climate change. Why
install a heat pump when your gas boiler works fine or buy an electric car when
your petrol one does the job? Why build new power lines to connect solar plants
to the grid when fossil fuel plants are already plugged in and running?
But the ongoing energy security crisis has demonstrated how shocks can shake
systems out of inertia. Russia’s efforts to gain political and economic
advantage by pushing energy prices higher have spurred a major response by
governments — not just in the EU but in many countries around the world — to
speed up the deployment of cleaner and more secure alternatives.
The effects of all this are becoming clearer by the day. Six months ago, the
International Energy Agency showed that the repercussions of the war in Ukraine
were reshaping the future of global energy, with a peak in fossil fuel demand
clearly visible for the first time and set to happen before the end of the
2020s.
This will be a historic shift: fossil fuels have held their share of global
energy supply steady at about 80 per cent for decades. But the energy world is
changing fast — and clean technologies are building momentum. The IEA’s latest
data indicates that the peak in fossil fuel demand is moving even closer."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
