UNITED NATIONS Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties Twenty-first session "COP21" Paris, 30 November to 11 December 2015 ADOPTION OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT "Recognizing that climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries, and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions," OK then, here's my plan. Hydro-electric / Geothermal / tidal where appropriate Land-based wind turbines Offshore wind turbines Solar power for local supply, recommended where there's winter sun Solar power for long-distance transmission supply (for example, Namib Desert -> Europe, Atacama Desert -> North America, Nepal / Tibet & Australia -> Asia) Pumped-storage hydro for energy storage with on-land generation Undersea hydrogen storage for energy storage with offshore generation - wind / tidal Carbon-neutral bio-fuels for transport such as dimethyl-ether (DME) from steam-reformed biomass Convert old vehicles, for transport by land, sea & air to run on bio-fuels New vehicles powered by hydrogen / electrical batteries / bio-fuels Nuclear-powered mega-ships - container & bulk transport, cruise liners etc Nuclear-powered tugs for high-power pulling of ships long distance (rather than low-power navigation) Forget carbon-capture and storage from fossil-fuel burning power stations __________ When the world is fossil-fuel free but if Europe & Africa still need much more power then make a mega tidal race by damming the Gibraltar Strait, put in water turbines and sea locks for shipping. I'm the go-to scientist if the world wants this done quickly. https://scottishscientist.wordpress.com/
