"Really Normie. We're going to be able to phase out fossil fuels by 2100. The whole world is going to run on beer farts. And what a happy world that will be!"
Posted on 06/08/2015 6:34:43 AM PDT by xzins
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed that the world should phase out the use of fossil fuels by the end of this century.
Merkel said Monday that the G-7 leaders committed themselves to the need to “decarbonize the global economy in the course of this century.”
That is a technical term for ending the use of oil, gas and coal – but not nuclear power – and replacing them with alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power.
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I heard they are taking it seriously. Merkel came by kick scooter. She named it ‘Trofim’ after a personal hero and it’s part of her Tretroller Politik movement.
That Crichton speech proves my point--the average automobile within 50 years from now mechanically won't be anything like we see now. After all, no one back in 1985 would have believed people would be driving a car like my 2015 Honda Fit: smaller physically outside than most cars of 1985, roomier inside than many cars of 1985, and using technology in terms of safety and drivetrain technology they couldn't have imagined in 1985.
I’ll glory be, be 137 by then.
Noticed they said fuels, not other products from petroleum.
No matter what happens we still need petroleum oil products for lubercation for cars, machines.
Need it for plastics unless they come up with some kind of exotic materials that would replace plastics.
By then Cold Fusion will be the main stay of energy.
The technology of batteries will far surpass what we have today.
Believe it or not cars, trucks, buses can be run off of wood gases.
The thermal chemical processes is called gasification.
It was used extensively in the Scandinavian countries during WWII, the USA mass produced gasifiers for Europe.
Cars, trucks, buses, electric generators could be run off of biomass agriculture waste, from corn stalks, to pruning from trees, tree leaves, yard waste, peanut shells, sun flower shells, walnut shells, farm waste.
All of that waste bio mass agriculture waste can be turned into pellets, or larger diameter sizes depending on the application.
All if that can be used instead of being put into landfills.
Gases from a gasifier burns more cleanly than gasoline if done right.
Outdoor furnaces can be made to even burn plastics set at a higher tempetures and burn cleanly.
True. Solid point. And it becomes a meaningless exercise to think we can design cars 50 years hence to meet political goals.
Scientists and engineers, fueled by the profit motive have given us every advance. The government only impedes, or redirects technology into an irrational direction.
Horse crap and animal wastes can be made to be burned in a gasifier.
Commie Uncle Cronkite, bastard live in hell.
He almost single handedly helped us lose the war in Vietnam.
Mad Max World, the Liberals won’t have a clue how to survive.
Mad Max World, the Liberals won’t have a clue how to survive.
"Really Normie. We're going to be able to phase out fossil fuels by 2100. The whole world is going to run on beer farts. And what a happy world that will be!"
Ohh come on now, every one loved the smell of high test high octane gasoline coming out of the gas pump back in the 60s 70s, and getting a little grease under their finger nails checking the oil.
Actually ?
I would love to see some build a few Retro Modern Convienance gas stations.
With that old Art Deco look.
there they are!
our world leaders....circa 2015!
When we look back at Nickolia Tesla, father of modern physics, he was more than a genius.
How he was able ( so they say he did ) to transport electricity wirelessly even back in the late 1800s is beyond remarkable, and they still haven’t figured it out today, that is ? They haven’t told us about it yet.
In few short consice words : The Titanic is unsinkable.
Insanity is more like it.
These people, leaders of the 4th Reich plan to solve problems when they are the very one’s who create the problems.
Ohh come on now, I still want a car that makes my coffee, irons my cloths, does the laundry, and expect to get 100 miles to the gallon on my dime sized Pedro Tablet that I just drop in my gas tank. Sarcastic humor to lighten things up for us from the uncertain future we behold that is in front of us.
Actually ? After electricity is used up in converting into mechanical energy, where does it go ?
Just like the sound of our voices ? Where does it go ?
Lost forever ?
Actually, we’re almost there with a self-driving car for freeway use. I wouldn’t be surprised that by 2020, we can buy cars with true hands off driving experience on our Interstates—including automatic adjustment for traffic flow even if there is an accident or construction impeding the flow of traffic.
Funny, I don’t recall being asked. Will We all be on vegan diets too?
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