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Dominik [7]
3 years ago
11

Given that renewable sources provide only a small percentage of our energy and that nuclear power is so expensive, in your opini

on, what can we realistically do to get off fossil fuels as soon as possible?
Physics
1 answer:
Katena32 [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

No getting rid of fossil fuel is not at all possible.

Explanation:

Dream of 100% renewable energy is possible through electrification and use of energy from sun, water and wind. Since, the high production cost of power plant for extracting energy from these sources in itself is a big challenge and hence decarbonized energy in current scenario is not realistic.

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