Why renewables can’t save the planet | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxDanubia
Environmentalists have long promoted renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind farms to save the climate. But what about when those technologies …
Also solution for nuclear. Dump the waste on the moon. We have remote piloted space shuttles, why not put the nuclear waste somewhere where it causes no harm (because ambient radiation in space is well in excess of any amount we can add), gamma radiation is something we need to study more, best place to do that is in a vacuum, but you need mounting for your machines and a little gravity wont hurt ease of life and safety. Globally funded research station on the moon to do low grav and radiation research. Combined with strategically placed nuclear plants across the globe to provide a network of power that has no deadzones. With infinite electricity, the use of electric vehicles can becomes more viable, no shortages on electricity, which hopefully gets set up along with data lines for a global web network for a new internet, means that no person in the world does not have free, open access to information and with global communication, comes global cooperation. Like the EU has had free trade internally and thrives off of distributing resources where needed, they have very little internal waste. With excess power, electrifying a global transport fleet wouldnt be an issue, along with ai, brings the cost of transport globally to 0, before tax, which should also become standardized. a citizen of the world with equal opportunities should pay equally for the upkeep, globally. The day people stop acting as parties and start acting as a singular unit, extraordinary things happen and we learn so much during those times (the good and the bad).
I wonder, if every person on earth were to use cannabis in 1 way or another, how would the addition of all the plants to accommodate the use rate, affect the world? The total O2 produced vs total CO2 produced when smoked, is likely a pretty interesting figure when you scale it. It grows anywhere, grows fast, has potential economical gain for every plant you plant, which encourages it. Nothing will clean the atmosphere quite like growing a f ton of weed would. I am also pretty sure we havent figured out a 10th of the uses of cannabis oil, the amount of energy stored in the buds means that in a compression combustion engine like a diesel, it could potentially work as a fuel, provided the pressure and mixture is right. I'd highly suggest research on dab, created from running butane through the buds, releases the oils, collects on a tray while butane evaporates. it also dissolves in alcohols, which means combined with an easy ignite at x pressure, alcohol, it will light and it will produce an increase in power output.
He says wind turbines kill large birds. Couldn't we put a cage around the blades just like many of our house fans. Wouldn't that prevent them from killing the birds. We simply need to redesign them
I live in Germany and the easy equation: more renewables – higher prices is wrong. It is MUCH more complex, why we had such an high increase of energy prices.
Even considering nuclear the more sustainable source, have you thought about the insane amount of politics behind utilization of nuclear energy in different countries ? In a sense, only a handful of countries get to enjoy the nuclear while others are completely forbidden due to "possibility" of military applications.
I've been saying this for years. Sane, safe nuclear energy is viable. They're using it in Europe as we speak. The Chernobyl Russian example shows us the dangers, but also shows us how not to do it. Obviously we shouldn't place nuclear plants on earthquake fault lines or where hurricanes could wreck things. Obviously there must be fail-safe backup systems and containment systems and brakes against mishaps and accidents. But a responsible committee overseeing nuclear development makes sense. The committee should include environmentalists as well as scientists, engineers, geologists, meteorologists, and consumer advocates, to consult with industrialists. The ideologues who are fanatics against sane nuclear policy remind me of PETA fanatics. They're marginal personalities and flakes.
We need honest discussions and not wishful thinking based on hot air. The connections of the renewable energy lobby to well meaning ideologs and influence makers within media industry shall be noted. Germanies well meaning ideologs destroyed their nuclear power plants. This is a one way street that we don't need to follow blindly.
Not taking a stand here, but this talk is full of fallacies and cherry-picking. You cannot talk that long about bats and eagles and only dedicate a few seconds to nuclear waste management. Moreover, just to inform the viewers since it slipped the presenter's mind, there is a thing called nuclear accidents. Again I am not taking a stand here; I just hate confirmation bias and the selective use of evidence.
Where I live the ice all went due to climate change …then the trees all went…much of the large wild life also…all due to warming ….and no industrial revolution or population surge …now they are worrying about carbon and happily all eating too much junk food /creating obesity problems/ruining their livers with alcohol/taking drugs/engaging in drug violence /getting obese through inactivity…and are the smartest folk since the earth began.
Scientists have shared their research on this topic over the past 10-20 years. They were silenced, depersoned/cancelled in their academic fields. It is past time to get back to debating the science without coercing conformity to one set of beliefs/academic school of thought.
The only solution is fewer industrialised people. The idea that technology will save anything, is largely Corporate propaganda in order to sell their products, including nuclear.
Nuclear zero pollution? Really? I've got some land to sell you in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Take a deep breath. But you don't need to move there because it's already spreading around the world. All the subsequent cancers deaths are missing from the energy safety graph shown in this video.
Sorry…wrong math. Our CA utility cost is not even close to "Five times more than the rest of the country" according to your own graph at 6:50. It's about 40-60%
Yes…what do you do with the waste? The solution proposed in this video is to store it in barrels…how long? Where? Who is volunteering to keep the barrels on their land? What happens when there is an accident and/or when the barrels begin to leak?
How do solar panels burn birds? They don't because they don't emit anything. I think he is talking about parabolic mirrors…a completely different technology.
We need renewables, with a base power plant that uses Air. That's right air – for the 21st century it's called "Liquid Air". Air is free, reliable, and renewable. 20 bil v 60 mil there is no contest !!!
What happens when we run out of uranium isn't that the point of renewables
The great thing about plutonium is its half life is only 24000 years
Moral of the story is liberals are too hysterical to manage anything. Just watch below
Also solution for nuclear. Dump the waste on the moon. We have remote piloted space shuttles, why not put the nuclear waste somewhere where it causes no harm (because ambient radiation in space is well in excess of any amount we can add), gamma radiation is something we need to study more, best place to do that is in a vacuum, but you need mounting for your machines and a little gravity wont hurt ease of life and safety. Globally funded research station on the moon to do low grav and radiation research. Combined with strategically placed nuclear plants across the globe to provide a network of power that has no deadzones. With infinite electricity, the use of electric vehicles can becomes more viable, no shortages on electricity, which hopefully gets set up along with data lines for a global web network for a new internet, means that no person in the world does not have free, open access to information and with global communication, comes global cooperation. Like the EU has had free trade internally and thrives off of distributing resources where needed, they have very little internal waste. With excess power, electrifying a global transport fleet wouldnt be an issue, along with ai, brings the cost of transport globally to 0, before tax, which should also become standardized. a citizen of the world with equal opportunities should pay equally for the upkeep, globally. The day people stop acting as parties and start acting as a singular unit, extraordinary things happen and we learn so much during those times (the good and the bad).
I wonder, if every person on earth were to use cannabis in 1 way or another, how would the addition of all the plants to accommodate the use rate, affect the world? The total O2 produced vs total CO2 produced when smoked, is likely a pretty interesting figure when you scale it. It grows anywhere, grows fast, has potential economical gain for every plant you plant, which encourages it. Nothing will clean the atmosphere quite like growing a f ton of weed would. I am also pretty sure we havent figured out a 10th of the uses of cannabis oil, the amount of energy stored in the buds means that in a compression combustion engine like a diesel, it could potentially work as a fuel, provided the pressure and mixture is right. I'd highly suggest research on dab, created from running butane through the buds, releases the oils, collects on a tray while butane evaporates. it also dissolves in alcohols, which means combined with an easy ignite at x pressure, alcohol, it will light and it will produce an increase in power output.
He says wind turbines kill large birds. Couldn't we put a cage around the blades just like many of our house fans. Wouldn't that prevent them from killing the birds. We simply need to redesign them
wefere?
I live in Germany and the easy equation: more renewables – higher prices is wrong. It is MUCH more complex, why we had such an high increase of energy prices.
Even considering nuclear the more sustainable source, have you thought about the insane amount of politics behind utilization of nuclear energy in different countries ? In a sense, only a handful of countries get to enjoy the nuclear while others are completely forbidden due to "possibility" of military applications.
As if solar panels and wind-turbines will fuel our star-ships to a neighbouring galaxies.
I've been saying this for years. Sane, safe nuclear energy is viable. They're using it in Europe as we speak. The Chernobyl Russian example shows us the dangers, but also shows us how not to do it. Obviously we shouldn't place nuclear plants on earthquake fault lines or where hurricanes could wreck things. Obviously there must be fail-safe backup systems and containment systems and brakes against mishaps and accidents. But a responsible committee overseeing nuclear development makes sense. The committee should include environmentalists as well as scientists, engineers, geologists, meteorologists, and consumer advocates, to consult with industrialists. The ideologues who are fanatics against sane nuclear policy remind me of PETA fanatics. They're marginal personalities and flakes.
Good talk
We need honest discussions and not wishful thinking based on hot air. The connections of the renewable energy lobby to well meaning ideologs and influence makers within media industry shall be noted. Germanies well meaning ideologs destroyed their nuclear power plants. This is a one way street that we don't need to follow blindly.
Or reduce the demand for resources? Maybe thanos had the right idea
Go watch “the nuclear option”. Its a safe viable source.
Population problem
Fukashima?
nuclear power is the best in my opinion. check out terrapower. i am very excited about the future of energy
Go ahead, pull back the curtain.
Not taking a stand here, but this talk is full of fallacies and cherry-picking. You cannot talk that long about bats and eagles and only dedicate a few seconds to nuclear waste management. Moreover, just to inform the viewers since it slipped the presenter's mind, there is a thing called nuclear accidents. Again I am not taking a stand here; I just hate confirmation bias and the selective use of evidence.
Nothing like changing minds with a sledgehammer ! Maybe you could sell the condos built on all that room full of clean nuclear wast !
I could’ve told you that 20 years ago and saved you billions and billions of foolishly wasted dollars. 🙄🙄🙄 TH90🧪🧪🧪⚡️⚡️⚡️
Thermal energy is far better
Where I live the ice all went due to climate change …then the trees all went…much of the large wild life also…all due to warming ….and no industrial revolution or population surge …now they are worrying about carbon and happily all eating too much junk food /creating obesity problems/ruining their livers with alcohol/taking drugs/engaging in drug violence /getting obese through inactivity…and are the smartest folk since the earth began.
2 people died on a wind turbine fire and you claim its safer than chenobyl??? LOL
this whole talk is cherry picked data
so put some batteries in there and renewables can fix the planet??
thats what you are saying
Put the turbines 10 km out on the sea.
Currently nuclear power is a more expensive energy source than wind
Do we really believe we can STOP the climate from changing?
Scientists have shared their research on this topic over the past 10-20 years. They were silenced, depersoned/cancelled in their academic fields. It is past time to get back to debating the science without coercing conformity to one set of beliefs/academic school of thought.
The only solution is fewer industrialised people. The idea that technology will save anything, is largely Corporate propaganda in order to sell their products, including nuclear.
Nuclear zero pollution? Really? I've got some land to sell you in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Take a deep breath. But you don't need to move there because it's already spreading around the world. All the subsequent cancers deaths are missing from the energy safety graph shown in this video.
Sorry…wrong math. Our CA utility cost is not even close to "Five times more than the rest of the country" according to your own graph at 6:50. It's about 40-60%
Yes…what do you do with the waste? The solution proposed in this video is to store it in barrels…how long? Where? Who is volunteering to keep the barrels on their land? What happens when there is an accident and/or when the barrels begin to leak?
How do solar panels burn birds? They don't because they don't emit anything. I think he is talking about parabolic mirrors…a completely different technology.
SAVE THE CLIMATE (using renewables) = Damage the environment!
Imagine when we humans learn to harness energy from nuclear fusion!
Damn, that would solve a LOT of problems!!
We need renewables, with a base power plant that uses Air. That's right air – for the 21st century it's called "Liquid Air". Air is free, reliable, and renewable. 20 bil v 60 mil there is no contest !!!