Vaclav Smil: Why Global Energy Transitions Are Slow
Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design · Lecture · 1 h 49 min · 2015 · YouTube title: "Energy Revolution? More like a Crawl" - Dr. Vaclav Smil
Why it's here
HN recommends it as a grounded, data-driven counter to hype about quick energy revolutions.
What it covers
Energy scholar Vaclav Smil argues that global energy transitions are slow and that renewable targets should not rest on wishful thinking. He appraises how energy dependencies are likely to change and asks for using much less.