Energy can be neither made, nor destroyed, it simply changes forms. As it is, the only way to really reduce the energy needed to power our, world is to make EVERYTHING more efficient and use less fuel.
In other words, your exactly right. The thing is, unless we revert back to the 1800's, even before the steam trains as the wood smoke their boilers create is considered pollution also, we're pretty much stuck with what we've got.
As a result, why not think smart and do things in a way that makes the most out of the technology we have. Think about it, unless EVERYTHING converts to burning natural gas, then the equipment used to get it out of the ground has to come from somewhere. Right now the best fuel for that thing is diesel. On the other hand, think about how coal is usually uncovered. Most of t eh BIG stripping shovels were electrically powered, and in underground mines more and more of their equipment is becoming electrically powered.
I'm not even going to theorize on the percentages, but in the end, whether the power comes from coal, natural gas, oil, or whatever, there is always going to be a cost to the environment in the way of pollution to harvest it.
On the other hand, if we could power everything with solar, then we'd really have clean, sustainable power, but only in one aspect of the equation. I say that because, and again I can't quote statics of any type, even the manufacture of the batteries needed for power storage, the material needed to make the solar panels, is going to have to come from somewhere, and some type of equipment is going to have to be used to get it.
In the end, the ONLY way to go back to a 'net zero' emissions world is to revert back to the horse and buggy days.........Unfortunately according to the EPA, at least given the things I have heard, even cow farts, and I assume horse farts too, can have an adverse effect on the atmosphere. Not to mention how much pollution their manure will cause to our waterways if it reaches them........So, basically we're all screwed...........
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