As the Seas Around Them Rise, Louisiana Fisherman Deny Climate Change

DaveXA said

That's hardly surprising. It's going to take a long while for alternative energy to catch up. Their portion of that chart will grow in the future. It's inevitable as those alternatives benefit from improved technologies and efficiency.

That said, our reliance on fossil fuels and natural gas is still quite high and isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

I'd love to own a Tesla though. Those cars look amazing.

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some countries are already at or near 100% renewable
the next 2 advancements in battery/storage technology will see those numbers jump dramatically
i doubt renewable energy subsidies will ever come close to fossil fuel since drilling/exploration and clean-up are HUGE chunks of that money and similarly the need for subsidies will diminish over time and will probably only surface when a newer technology comes on line

but the larger point that gets missed in all of this too often - is that we had a 40 year head start on this. the 70s gave us a wake-up call. the oil embargo gave us very clear warning about dependence on fossil fuel & Ozone loss was an emerging concern
where we are now, we could have been 40 years ago instead of having this ridiculous "argument" that really isn't one