The Big Misconception About Clean Energy

I kind of hate this video. It's really just repeating this idea that the goal is more energy, not less. But if we eliminate the use of fossil fuels, then there's a *lot* of catch up to do. For Pete's sake, can you please break down the numbers on how many solar panels or wind turbines are needed to replace a single, large coal power plant? I remember when I did a long while back, it wasn't pretty. And that is ignoring the issues of storing the energy, and that green energy is typically not reliable. The only real alternative is nuclear unless we are willing to collectively decrease our standard of living (which we aren't, we stage mass revolutions when GDP goes negative 1%). And I freaked when you started talking about vertical farms. The world lives on grain, not vegetables, and you're not going to grow wheat and corn vertically. I think you guys were being sold a bill of goods.

I think the goal has to be finding ways of adapting to climate change, and dealing with political instability (populism isn't going anywhere, it represents society in denial). Immigration crises are going to get worse with climate refuges. Liberal democracies won't be stable in the future environment. Populist nationalism is going to be the stable equilibrium: keep order within our boundaries, keep the chaos out, keep the population in a delusional state. This isn't what I want, I hope there is a better way. But when I turn off my optimistic idealism, this is what I see. I mean, isn't it obvious? If it isn't obvious to you, aren't you in denial? Has the apocalypse already happened?