Scientists lay out a sweeping roadmap for transitioning the US off fossil fuels

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4. Let's quit pretending that wind turbines, solar panels, and electric cars will save the world.

They won't.

The experiment has been done at very large scales in places like California, Germany, and Denmark. It has failed.

It's clear now that the only energy source capable of displacing fossil fuels entirely is nuclear power and that car culture is not sustainable, especially on a planet with a human population of 8 billion.

So yeah, I'm optimistic that we have all the technology we need to get through this.

But will we? You try telling people, even here on DU, that it's possible to live comfortably without gas stoves and automobiles, or that their favorite wind, solar, or hydrogen fantasies are entirely dependent on fossil fuels, especially natural gas.