Could we transistion to 40% sustainable energy in the next 50 years? How?

Question

If we shifted our investments from oil, bloated military spending etc... Isn't solar doable for every home now if we make policies to bring the prices down- like we did for the auto (govt funded roads, oil policy), the computer chip, the Internet etc....

Answer 1

I am not certain about auto...etc, but I am a graduate architecture student in LA with a focus on sustainable design. and I think everyone would be very surprised at how easy it is to create a zero-energy home. if there are any questions Id be happy to answer.

Answer 2

We could do it in 2 to 5.

Comprehensive Energy Plan To Lower Gasoline Prices

This is how we will do it. And this why we will do it.

This country has so much under used industrial capacity in our Auto Plants, Airplane Plants, Steel Plants and Electronics Plants to make America Energy Independent in 2 to 5 years. We can build enough windmills and solar power and wave generation energy plants to replace 90% of all of the electricity generated by COAL and NATURAL GAS.

For under $400 Billion we could build 400,000 windmills.

The Coal and Natural Gas saved by Green Replaceable Elecrrical Generation can now be used to make fuel for cars, trucks, busses, boats and airplanes, and or plastics, chemicals, fertilizers and pharmacuticals.

We need a comprehensive plan that puts America back to work in endeavors that benefit 99% of America.

Howard Scott Pearlman

Answer 3

I would say this is possible, but not likely going to happen.  We might be able to get to 20% in the next 50 years, it depends on how strict the government gets.  Wind power is starting to be used and it seems to be going well, there are some famer's fields that have big wind turbines and this electricity they create is reducing the need for coal plants which reduces the trucks on the road becase they don't need to ship as much coal .  Not every home is a good candidate for solar, it depends on the type of roof and how much sun it gets and also the location, like where ever the snow is you can not really use solar, but you can use the wind power in the colder climates.  As the gas prices go up one good thing is happening, people are buying more hybrid cars, so this helps with the transistion.