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??? We are always worried about energy supplies, and whether we will ever run out.

??? This is a false fear. Energy gets converted to something else, from which it could again be extracted.

??? And energy can be replaced by another form. Indeed, we moved from wood to coal to gas to oil to electricity to nuclear. So what will be next? (read on ...)

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??? Already, the rise of clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, and heat pumps is reshaping how we power everything from factories and vehicles to home appliances and heating systems.

??? By 2050, renewables will account for more than 90% of energy, and fossil fuels will account for less than 10%. Biomass and waste will surpass fossil fuels as creators of molecules that will be used to heat buildings and power transport and industry. In addition, the capturing and recycling of CO2 will create new flows of carbon molecules.

??? Electrons produced by renewables will be the dominant force. They will provide the lion’s share of electricity, fill up massive batteries that will become electricity generators in their own right, power factories, heat and cool buildings and, as electrification hits the transport sector, emerge as a major fuel for cars, trucks, trains and ships. There will also be new paths for electrons to stimulate the creation of molecules—namely green hydrogen, which can function as a fuel for transport or a power source.

??? In the future, we will learn how to capture masses of solar energy at almost zero cost, which will power everything.