The net-zero america project is basically Princeton's solutions project for clean energy buy 2050 (to go along with the proposals from UC Berkeley, Stanford, etc.). The details differ, but the two take-home messages are consistent:
- This is possible.
- This will require massive scaling-up of clean energy technology.
One aspect here that often goes underappreciated: all these plans basically involve much much more electricity and that will require a massive expansion of our electrical grid. Not just making it into a 'smart grid', but also increasing its capacity by 50 percent or more. And this will create social and environmental issues and damages.
For a critical article of this and other 'climate neutrality solutions take a look at Mediocrity Is The Enemy Of The Solution.
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