| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7407233 | Energy Policy | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Converging studies show the peak fossil fuel risk likely to be critical by 2020. ⺠We model the future growth rate of wind and solar energy based on analogous precedents. ⺠These are the growth rates already achieved by the world mobile phone system and the Chinese National Expressway Network. ⺠We show that wind and solar energy growth at these rates averts the peak fossil fuel risk. ⺠For global warming, the scenarios make fossil-fuel CO2 emissions zero by 2030.
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Authors
L. Mark W. Leggett, David A. Ball,