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Sustainable Energy — without the hot air

A work by David MacKay, first published in 2008

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  • What korrents draws from it

    If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little., Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions., Covering the windiest 10% of Britain with windmills could generate about 20 kWh per day per person, roughly half the energy used driving an average car 50 km a day. …

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Claims on korrents
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What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little. (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Climate change is at its core an energy problem, since burning fossil fuels for energy is the main driver of emissions. (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Covering the windiest 10% of Britain with windmills could generate about 20 kWh per day per person, roughly half the energy used driving an average car 50 km a day. (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Britain's onshore wind resource, though large, is not as large as the country's energy consumption. (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Airplanes are already almost as energy-efficient as they could possibly be, so no redesign will radically improve their efficiency. (opens korrents.com)1

  6. Photovoltaic panels will keep getting cheaper and less energy-intensive to manufacture over time. (opens korrents.com)1

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  1. Sustainable Energy — without the hot air (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Sustainable Energy - without the hot air, Q108030584 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)

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