Why we need "Net zero"

[Oz07]

I still can't believe we are going to blow up ratcliffe on soar power station. I wonder if we will ever start using coal for electric again in the uk

[JohnMo]

2 hours ago, Oz07 said:

wonder if we will ever start using coal for electric again in the uk

Why would we?

[Oz07]

1 hour ago, JohnMo said:

Why would we?

Reliable, secure, plentiful 

[Beelbeebub]

10 hours ago, Oz07 said:

What about the undiscovered quantities i keep seeing being talked about. There could be a lot more than what is known?

The 50% fall from current production I refer to (ie 25% of today's consumption) assumes we discover more reserves and licence them.

 

Obviously if you assume we discover even more reserves you can make the graph do whatever you want. We could imagine the UK becoming the world's largest oil and gas producer and make our plans based on that,im in the same way I can assume my money problems will be sorted by a hitherto unknown billionare relative dying and leaving it all to me. 

[JohnMo]

1 hour ago, Oz07 said:

Reliable, secure, plentiful 

Are you taking the p!ss? Or still living in the 70s?