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In reply to the discussion: A simple graph: The primary energy mix [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)18. Where do you account for this
The difference between primary energy and final energy consumption?
Or this
Or this?
Or this?
Or the mass introduction of electric drive vehicles for personal transportation, estimated to be 7% of global market by 2020?
Predictions are for 300GW of solar by 2020, so what about this?
The type of simplistic modeling you are doing is meaningless.
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Notice the green bar is growing much more rapidly (compared to its early years) than the black one.
dimbear
Oct 2013
#1
That's exactly the point I keep making, that the boosters don't want to address. nt
GliderGuider
Oct 2013
#36
Yet that 'warped thinking' follows reality, and what most people expect
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2013
#23
CO2 is a well-mixed GHG. That means that local production is a global issue.
GliderGuider
Oct 2013
#14