Don’t worry about fossil fuels, if you see the future where software will do the jobs. I wouldn’t worry about FF even if not, but that’s another thing.
You are an optimist about energy sources, then. What energy source do you think will replace fossil fuels? How long do you think the transition take? How easy will it be? I guess I’m fairly optimistic that SOMETHING will replace fossil fuels eventually, when the demand soars enough and scarcity sets in, but I don’t know enough about alternative energy sources to say which ones will play a major role.
Calling it optimism is a bit strong. Much of the world is already transitioning to nuclear power for non-transportation uses, and there are no technical obstacles to converting virtually all power generation in the long run.
I’ve been unable to find any clear description of long-term trends, but Wikipedia’s article on the prospective nuclear renaissance seems to suggest that it exists mostly in rhetoric and long-range planning at the moment, and nuclear capacity seems to have failed to track recent increases in global power consumption (data only to 2006, though). More reactors are being built than are being closed, but not all that many more in comparison with existing capacity.
Don’t worry about fossil fuels, if you see the future where software will do the jobs. I wouldn’t worry about FF even if not, but that’s another thing.
You are an optimist about energy sources, then. What energy source do you think will replace fossil fuels? How long do you think the transition take? How easy will it be? I guess I’m fairly optimistic that SOMETHING will replace fossil fuels eventually, when the demand soars enough and scarcity sets in, but I don’t know enough about alternative energy sources to say which ones will play a major role.
Calling it optimism is a bit strong. Much of the world is already transitioning to nuclear power for non-transportation uses, and there are no technical obstacles to converting virtually all power generation in the long run.
I did not know that. Can you cite this information? What percentage of the world’s energy actually comes from nuclear?
I’ve been unable to find any clear description of long-term trends, but Wikipedia’s article on the prospective nuclear renaissance seems to suggest that it exists mostly in rhetoric and long-range planning at the moment, and nuclear capacity seems to have failed to track recent increases in global power consumption (data only to 2006, though). More reactors are being built than are being closed, but not all that many more in comparison with existing capacity.