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The intermittency problem of [[solar]] and [[wind]] could be solved with [[energy storage]], if the right innovations happen. | The intermittency problem of [[solar]] and [[wind]] could be solved with [[energy storage]], if the right innovations happen. | ||
==Energy demand== | |||
[[File: energy-demand-status-quo.png|border|alt=Energy uses]] | |||
But this is the ''status quo'', with most of the world currently living in poverty. | |||
Suppose everyone lived a "first-world" lifestyle: global energy demand would be more than double: | |||
[[File: energy-demand-if-first-world.png|border|alt=Energy demand if everyone lived a first-world lifestyle]] | |||
Wondering where these numbers come from? Read [[energy demand scenarios]]. | |||
===Can this demand (or at least, most of it) be met without fossil fuels?=== | |||
Short answer: No. | |||
Long answer: Not without [[energy supply scenarios|major technological breakthroughs]]. | |||