[mbgerring]

> Even assuming the forecast 5x increase in "renewables*"

I don't know where these figures come from, but the IEA underestimating the deployment of renewable energy, as well as cost reductions, has become a running joke among people who model energy or study the electric grid.

Renewable energy is a growing and profitable field, and if you're concerned about not having enough clean electricity to power carbon removal, there are many opportunities to work full time on expanding renewable energy.

[tohmasu]

>> Even assuming the forecast 5x increase in "renewables*"

> I don't know where these figures come from /../

There is a link to a well respected statistics site right above the line you are quoting, so if you don't know where the figures are coming from, that says a lot.

[mbgerring]

The data don't come from "statista.com", that's just where the graph is hosted. Clicking on the "sources" link, to see where the data actually came from, brings up a paywall.

So, no, it is not clear where these data actually come from, it's not straightforward to find out without paying, and my point, about the IEA being very, very wrong in its projections about renewable energy for more than a decade, still stands.

[tohmasu]

The source is available without paying, you could have had asked. "I don't know where these figures come from" isn't a question, it's the start of a bad faith argument.

As for your claim about the IEA, you're welcome to post some source to back that claim, other readers may be interested.