We just need to start producing hydrogen by the boat load and cut oil out completely.
M'kay,
Where to we stick the hole to pump hydrogen out of the ground?
Oh, that's right, we can't. We need to crack water to get it. Ok, no problem. That takes a pretty good about of power to do. Guess what else power we need? The power to compress and keep that liquid cold while we transport it.
Where's that power come from? Nobody wants to use coal, and eco-weenies don't like nukes.
What's left? Solar? Wind? Right now they're not bad for low density supply where a little fluctuation is ok. But for something like H2 for serious transport requires energy density FAR beyond what solar and wind can produce.
And we're not even talking about the effort required to make a cryogenic liquid safe enough for joe six-pack or his mom to handle.
At SOME point, the hard choices are going to be made. That means more coal, oil rigs off-shore or nuke plants in your town.
Barring some unforseen plague or societal collapse, no one is willingly going to go back to the old horse and buggy. Shores are going to be drilled, plants are going to built and in the process some bunnies and red tailed snail darters are going to be killed.
Nu
