Stanford, UCD Researchers Say 100% Renewable Energy Possible By 2050

thecarchik writes with news of an analysis published in Energy Policy by researchers from Stanford University and the University of California-Davis. "There are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources, said author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor, saying it is only a question of 'whether we have the societal and political will.' During this decade, the two 'fuels of the future' will be electricity and gasoline. Beyond that, we can't project."

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Re:2050 probably won't be good enough..

[Mashiki]

Well the funny thing is...we could end pretty much all issues with food and fuel within the next 5-10 years. But people wouldn't have the stomach to go to war and clean up(aka removing despots and dictatorships) africa so it could become a major agricultural exporter of grains.

Oh well I've been looking for a diesel for the last bit anyway. They're stupidly easy to convert to burn well just about anything.