• gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org
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    1 hour ago

    so just to put this in context: we’re having a doubling of installed solar capacity around every 3 years. currently we have 3% of total energy supply from solar energy. so it will take maybe another 15 years to get close to 100% renewable energy (if we assume that exponential growth continues). source: ourworldindata (go to website and hover over solar energy to see numbers)

    so we’ll end up in 2040 with roughly … let me do the math … 1.6°C total temperature difference compared to 1970 in 2040?

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      1 hour ago

      Not to detract from your point, but assuming that exponential growth continues is one of the classic statistical blunders.