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A US government body, the NERL, says new research shows the nation's logistics network can be 100% powered with renewable energy using today's technology. (techxplore.com)
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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 8 points 1 year ago

This is based on findings from a pilot study that looked at logistics from the Port of Los Angeles to wider Southern California.

It's a reminder that the barriers to switching to 100% renewable energy aren't technological, but ultimately political. We're choosing to go at the speed we're at to end fossil fuel use. If we choose to eradicate them faster, then we could.