Copper is at the heart of everything electric. It is no exaggeration to say, that our entire “renewable, clean, green” future hinges upon its uninterrupted supply. In fact, according to a recently released report, we would need to mine more of it than what we did during the course of our entire written history, in order to transform the world economy to using electricity alone. This is not to mention the fact that this amount of material would only cover the build-out of the first generation of wind and solar power plants (together with the many electric engines, batteries, inverters, transformers etc) needed for the change. Where do we get all that copper from? A riddle? To some, maybe, but not for those who dare to look into the eye of the monster standing in between achieving our net zero dreams and the actual reality.
Yes. And the numbers here align perfectly with what I have said for over a decade, based on much simpler analysis: We must reduce almost all consumption 80% globally. More like 97% for the U.S., et al.
Ugo gets much wrong. Always has. Should have seen his defense of Rutledge's claim we could burn all the coal and have little effect from climate change back in 2009. He has improved little since then. Aware of the issues of resources generally, a convert to climate, but still a technocopian when it comes to solutions.
If one doesn't know regenerative systems well, one cannot understand what the future must be.
Thank you B🙏
I have a great idea! How about we use less energy?
Degrowth, Degrowth, Degrowth
Yes. And the numbers here align perfectly with what I have said for over a decade, based on much simpler analysis: We must reduce almost all consumption 80% globally. More like 97% for the U.S., et al.
'Someone' is more 'optimistic'?
“Ugo BardiMay 17, 2023 at 7:09 PM
It is well known. For this reason, we'll go local, so we'll need less copper. And we'll use aluminum, which is very abundant.”?
https://www.senecaeffect.com/2023/05/renewables-are-not-cleaner-caterpillar.html
Ugo gets much wrong. Always has. Should have seen his defense of Rutledge's claim we could burn all the coal and have little effect from climate change back in 2009. He has improved little since then. Aware of the issues of resources generally, a convert to climate, but still a technocopian when it comes to solutions.
If one doesn't know regenerative systems well, one cannot understand what the future must be.