Tech Won’t Save Us. Shrinking Consumption Will | The Tyee
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Beyond the ‘blah blah blah’ of climate summits lies the real solution our leaders refuse to acknowledge. First of two parts.
  • bluerabbit
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    3 years ago

    Nice to see more discussion of Jevons’ Paradox. I’m not convinced that the criticism of green hydrogen is so valid. The ERoEI is bad, no doubt, but hydrogen created through electrolysis has the benefit of being dense and portable. For those tasks where running a vehicle is the logical solution, converting the output of large-scale solar infrastructure to hydrogen might make sense. Will it affordably replace the current American lifestyle of burning 2 litres of petroleum to buy 1 litre of milk? Certainly not, but it has a place in the future energy mix.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      2·
      3 years ago

      Yeah, I think we should explore all avenues for alternative energy. I completely agree that hydrogen is one of the more promising energy storage options at the moment.

    • sexy_peach@feddit.de
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      3 years ago

      If hydrogen has a place in the future energy mix isn’t clear yet I believe, because it’s not clear how far the costs can sink and where battery technology will be when it will be ready.