{"id":401936,"date":"2025-09-13T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T09:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=401936"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T09:06:36","slug":"why-fossil-fuels-still-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=401936","title":{"rendered":"Why Fossil Fuels Still\u00a0Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"470\" data-attachment-id=\"350359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=350359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?fit=1920%2C1249&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1249\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0fossilfuelsu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?fit=723%2C470&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=723%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A silhouette of an oil derrick in the foreground with wind turbines visible on the left, set against a vibrant sunset sky.\" class=\"wp-image-350359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=768%2C500&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=1536%2C999&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?resize=1200%2C781&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0fossilfuelsu.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2025\/09\/11\/why-fossil-fuels-still-rule\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vV7zNMPTwaU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kite &amp; Key explain in their video, transcript in italics with my bolds and added images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Tech executives.&nbsp; Heads of state.&nbsp; Brilliant scientists and engineers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>They\u2019re some of the most<strong>&nbsp;talented and respected individuals&nbsp;<\/strong>in the world \u2014 and, in recent years, they\u2019ve all come together behind a common purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>They\u2019ve&nbsp;<strong>marshaled their talents \u2014 and trillions of dollars in cash<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<strong>to move<\/strong>&nbsp;the world&nbsp;<strong>beyond<\/strong>&nbsp;the era of&nbsp;<strong>fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What can you&nbsp;<strong>accomplish<\/strong>&nbsp;when you have that much talent working towards a single goal?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Would you believe \u2026&nbsp;<strong>almost nothing?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In recent years, the world has gone to&nbsp;<strong>extraordinary lengths<\/strong>&nbsp;to break its dependence on fossil fuels.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019ve signed international&nbsp;<strong>treaties<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019ve started enormous&nbsp;<strong>government programs.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019ve launched corporate&nbsp;<strong>sustainability initiatives.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019ve vandalized&nbsp;<strong>Stonehenge<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"493\" data-attachment-id=\"401938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401938\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?fit=2233%2C1522&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2233,1522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?fit=723%2C493&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=723%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Protesters using an orange smoke canister at Stonehenge to draw attention to fossil fuel issues, with historic stones in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-401938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=1536%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=2048%2C1396&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?resize=1200%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-235.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Not sure why that last one was necessary. Druids are about as low-carbon as they come.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"493\" data-attachment-id=\"401940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401940\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?fit=2233%2C1522&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2233,1522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?fit=723%2C493&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=723%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A group of individuals with long beards, dressed in traditional attire, standing together near Stonehenge, with varying expressions amidst a cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-401940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=1536%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=2048%2C1396&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?resize=1200%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-236.png?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now, what do we have to show for all of these efforts to move beyond fossil fuels?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Well, it\u2019s not nothing. But if you squint even just a little \u2026 it&nbsp;<strong>looks like nothing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here\u2019s what we mean. Between 2015 and 2023, the world invested over&nbsp;<strong>$12 trillion<\/strong>&nbsp;in alternative energy. By the end of that period, we were investing nearly&nbsp;<strong>double as much in alternatives<\/strong>&nbsp;as we were in fossil fuels.<sup>i<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"424\" data-attachment-id=\"401941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401941\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?fit=1998%2C1170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1998,1170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?fit=723%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=723%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar graph illustrating global investment trends in clean energy and fossil fuels from 2015 to 2023, with clear differentiation between the two sectors.\" class=\"wp-image-401941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=1024%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=1536%2C899&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?resize=1200%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?w=1998&amp;ssl=1 1998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-237.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And the consequences of all that effort?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Well, according to the International Energy Agency, in the decade from 2013 to 2023 the percentage of global energy derived from fossil fuels declined from 82 percent \u2026 to 80 percent.<sup>ii<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"371\" data-attachment-id=\"401942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?fit=955%2C490&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"955,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?fit=723%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?resize=723%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Line graph depicting global fossil fuel energy consumption from 1965 to 2024, showing trends for petroleum, fossil fuels, oil, coal, and gas.\" class=\"wp-image-401942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?w=955&amp;ssl=1 955w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-238.png?resize=768%2C394&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Since 1965 oil, gas and coal (FF, sometimes termed \u201cThermal\u201d) averaged 88% of PE consumed, ranging from 93% in 1965 to 81% in 2024. Source: Energy Institute<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now, none of this is to make fun of these efforts. The people behind these initiatives are often very, very smart. Which ought to make us even more curious about why they\u2019re still not able to move the needle much.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Why<\/strong>, despite all their efforts, do&nbsp;<strong>fossil fuels continue to be the world\u2019s primary energy sources?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Well, here\u2019s the thing: It\u2019s not because of a lack of money or initiative.<br>It\u2019s because of the way energy actually works.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Because basically our entire existence \u2014 lighting and heating our homes, traveling to work, getting food onto the shelves of your grocery store \u2014 is dependent on energy,&nbsp;<strong>we need our power sources to be reliable, affordable, and abundant.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>And on that front \u2026<strong>&nbsp;fossil fuels<\/strong>&nbsp;have proven&nbsp;<strong>hard to beat.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There are a lot of&nbsp;<strong>reasons<\/strong>&nbsp;for that, but here are three of the biggest ones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>First: efficiency.<\/strong>&nbsp;Fossil fuels allow you to get a lot of energy out of very little material.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For example, to generate&nbsp;<strong>as much energy as you get from just one oil well<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Permian Basin of West Texas you\u2019d need to build&nbsp;<strong>10 windmills, each about 330 feet high<\/strong>.<sup>iii<\/sup>&nbsp;And because<strong>&nbsp;demand is only going up<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 the world uses 40 percent more energy now than it did just 20 years ago<sup>iv<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<strong>we\u2019re deeply dependent on whichever sources can give us the most bang for our buck.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"715\" data-attachment-id=\"401945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401945\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-240.png?fit=589%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"589,715\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-240.png?fit=589%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-240.png?resize=589%2C715&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Map of the northeastern United States highlighting Albany, New York, with nearby cities and landmarks.\" class=\"wp-image-401945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-240.png?w=589&amp;ssl=1 589w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-240.png?resize=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>To replace the electricity from now closed Indian Point nuclear plant would require covering Albany County with wind turbines.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Second: reliability.<\/strong>&nbsp;Energy buffs like to talk about something called&nbsp;<strong>the capacity factor<\/strong>, which in plain English means<strong>&nbsp;the amount of time a power source can generate its maximum amount of power<\/strong>. For&nbsp;<strong>solar<\/strong>, it\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>less than 25 percent<\/strong>&nbsp;of the time. For&nbsp;<strong>wind<\/strong>, it\u2019s about<strong>&nbsp;34 percent.<\/strong>&nbsp;By contrast,&nbsp;<strong>coal<\/strong>&nbsp;is at&nbsp;<strong>over 42 percent and natural gas<\/strong>&nbsp;is at essentially&nbsp;<strong>60 percent<\/strong>.<sup>v<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Third: storage.<\/strong>&nbsp;Fossil fuels are easy and<strong>&nbsp;cheap to store<\/strong>, which is necessary to make sure you\u2019ve got enough supply to know the lights will stay on.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>How cheap? The costs of&nbsp;<strong>storing a barrel of oil<\/strong>&nbsp;or the equivalent amount of natural gas is about<strong>&nbsp;$1 a month<\/strong>. For coal, it\u2019s even cheaper.<sup>vi<\/sup>&nbsp;To store the<strong>&nbsp;same amount of energy from wind or solar \u2014 which would require a lithium battery \u2014 costs 30 times as much<\/strong>.<sup>vii<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>All of which is to say that when you look at the physics and the economics<br>\u2014 you can start to see why America still gets more than<br>80 percent of its energy from fossil fuels.<sup>viii<\/sup><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Which, by the way, is pretty&nbsp;<strong>standard for wealthy countries<\/strong>: They talk a lot about renewables, but when it comes right down to it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The U.K. gets about&nbsp;<strong>75 percent<\/strong>&nbsp;of its energy from fossil fuels. As does&nbsp;<strong>Germany<\/strong>. In&nbsp;<strong>Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;it\u2019s over<strong>&nbsp;83<\/strong>&nbsp;percent. In&nbsp;<strong>Australia<\/strong>&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>85<\/strong>&nbsp;percent.<sup>ix<\/sup>&nbsp;Not because they aren\u2019t&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to move away from fossil fuels, but because they\u2019re coming up against the reality that&nbsp;<strong>fossil fuels are the only sources that can give them as much power as their countries need.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is, however, at least one noteworthy&nbsp;<strong>counterexample: France,<\/strong>&nbsp;which, as of 2023, relies on fossil fuels for less&nbsp;<strong>than 50 percent<\/strong>&nbsp;of its energy needs.<sup>x<\/sup>&nbsp;How do they do that? Well, here\u2019s the catch: It\u2019s not because of things like wind and solar. France gets over&nbsp;<strong>1\/3 of its power from nuclear,<\/strong>&nbsp;a carbon-free energy source that can<strong>&nbsp;run at full power over 92 percent of the time.<\/strong><sup>xi<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Which is an interesting idea \u2026 that the<strong>&nbsp;world\u2019s wealthy democracies are largely ignoring<\/strong>. In fact, of the&nbsp;<strong>61 new nuclear reactors<\/strong>&nbsp;currently being built around the world,&nbsp;<strong>29<\/strong>&nbsp;of them are&nbsp;<strong>in China<\/strong>.<sup>xii<\/sup>&nbsp;And many of&nbsp;<strong>the rest are in places like Bangladesh, Turkey, and Egypt.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>But there\u2019s<strong>\u00a0one other factor<\/strong>\u00a0we have to take into consideration when we think about why fossil fuels have endured \u2014 and it\u2019s a big one. When we talk about energy,\u00a0<strong>many of us think in terms of electricity.<\/strong>\u00a0But<strong>\u00a0in reality<\/strong>, America\u2019s single\u00a0<strong>largest use of energy is for transportation.<\/strong>\u00a0And nearly 90 percent of that energy comes from oil.<sup>xiii<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"511\" data-attachment-id=\"401947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401947\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?fit=1754%2C1240&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1754,1240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?fit=723%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=723%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Infographic showing global fossil fuel consumption by sector, with oil accounting for 51%, natural gas 26%, and coal 23%. Various sectors are represented including transportation, electricity, and industry, with percentages indicating their fossil fuel usage.\" class=\"wp-image-401947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=1536%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?resize=1200%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?w=1754&amp;ssl=1 1754w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-241.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Why? Well, for a clarifying example, think about the<strong>&nbsp;journey of a package that you buy online.<\/strong>&nbsp;Maybe it comes from overseas on a cargo ship or, if you\u2019re really fancy, a plane. It gets sent to a warehouse, loaded onto a truck, sent off to a series of processing centers, and then arrives seamlessly \u2026 on your neighbor\u2019s porch, for some reason.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now, this process is invisible to most of us, but<strong>&nbsp;if we tried to dramatically change the fuel sources<\/strong>&nbsp;involved \u2026 well, let\u2019s just say we\u2019d notice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Want that package to come on an&nbsp;<strong>electric plane?<\/strong>&nbsp;Given the current limits of the technology, it could travel a distance of about<strong>&nbsp;30 miles<\/strong>.<sup>xiv<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Want it to cross the ocean on a<strong>&nbsp;battery-powered cargo ship?<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>journeys<\/strong>&nbsp;those vessels take can&nbsp;<strong>run<\/strong>&nbsp;anywhere from&nbsp;<strong>15 to 50 days<\/strong>.<sup>xv<\/sup>&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>biggest battery<\/strong>&nbsp;available could get you \u2026<strong>&nbsp;one day of power<\/strong>.<sup>xvi<\/sup>&nbsp;Which would ensure your package was speedily delivered to the bottom of the Western Pacific.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Want an<strong>&nbsp;electric big rig<\/strong>&nbsp;to move your package across the country? Because they can travel less than half as far as a normal truck before they&nbsp;<strong>have to recharge,<\/strong>&nbsp;are three times as&nbsp;<strong>expensive<\/strong>&nbsp;to buy, and would require trucking companies to roughly&nbsp;<strong>double their number of both drivers and vehicles,<\/strong>&nbsp;your package would arrive much later and be way more expensive.<sup>xvii<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In fact, it\u2019s estimated that moving to&nbsp;<strong>all-electric trucking would be so costly<\/strong>&nbsp;that&nbsp;on its own&nbsp;it\u2019d create a one percent increase in inflation for the&nbsp;entire country.<sup>xviii<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Bottom line: The decisions as to which energy sources we rely on aren\u2019t arbitrary.<br>The world as we know it is powered by reliable fuel sources like<br>natural gas, oil, and \u2014 when we\u2019ll allow it \u2014 nuclear.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Plenty of people would like to move&nbsp;<strong>beyond those sources&nbsp;in theory.<\/strong>&nbsp;But when they experienced what the world&nbsp;<strong>actually<\/strong>&nbsp;looks like&nbsp;<strong>without them \u2014 higher prices, slower travel, less reliable electricity<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 chances are there\u2019d be a lot fewer takers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Except the Druids. These dudes would be fine.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"493\" data-attachment-id=\"401949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=401949\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-242.png?fit=2233%2C1522&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2233,1522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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The only downward pressure on fossil fuel use in Western nations is regulatory lunacy and the ongoing export of our manufacturing industry to other nations.","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0Screenshot-2024-05-23-081808.png?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0Screenshot-2024-05-23-081808.png?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0Screenshot-2024-05-23-081808.png?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0Screenshot-2024-05-23-081808.png?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0Screenshot-2024-05-23-081808.png?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":349478,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=349478","url_meta":{"origin":401936,"position":3},"title":"No, Fossil Fuels Are Not Being \u201cSubsidised\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"30\/10\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Whenever discussing renewables subsidies on the internet, there is a form of Godwin\u2019s Law that means it is inevitable that someone will come along and say: \u201cAckshually, fossil fuels are subsidised more than renewables,\u201d or words to that effect, as shown\u00a0in this example. 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