Wow.. I've heard some BS in my time, but this....
Don't worry too much about planet-warming emissions, the US Energy Secretary has told the BBC, because within five years AI will have enabled the harnessing of nuclear fusion – the energy that powers the sun and stars.
Chris Wright told the BBC in an interview that he expected the technology to deliver power to electricity grids around the world within eight to 15 years and that it would rapidly become a big driver of greenhouse gas reductions.
Mr Wright also defended the billions of dollars of cuts the Trump Administration has made to renewable energy subsidies. He said wind power has been subsidised for 33 years and solar for 25 years.
"Isn't that enough?" the Energy Secretary asked: "You've got to be able to walk on your own after 25 to 30 years of subsidies."
In that case, subsidies to fossil fuel companies should have ended in the 1950s...
Chris Wright told the BBC in an interview that he expected the technology to deliver power to electricity grids around the world within eight to 15 years and that it would rapidly become a big driver of greenhouse gas reductions.
Mr Wright also defended the billions of dollars of cuts the Trump Administration has made to renewable energy subsidies. He said wind power has been subsidised for 33 years and solar for 25 years.
"Isn't that enough?" the Energy Secretary asked: "You've got to be able to walk on your own after 25 to 30 years of subsidies."
In that case, subsidies to fossil fuel companies should have ended in the 1950s...
