Robert Hunziker, writing from a different perspective to us, environmentalism with an acceptance of the standard narrative on climate change, addresses the issue of how a transition to the renewable energy economy will be made. That, of course, is the view taken by those seeking to eliminate fossil fuels. However, the big limitation upon this so-called transition is the existence of metals to build the new infrastructure. And, it does not exist! Simon Michaux, PhD, Geological Survey Finland, has done a comprehensive examination of these resources, as detailed below. His conclusion: “The quantity of metal required to make just one generation of renewable tech units to replace fossil fuels is much larger than first thought. Current mining production of these metals is not even close to meeting demand. Current reported mineral reserves are also not enough in size. Most concerning is copper as one of the flagged shortfalls. Exploration for more at required volumes will be difficult, with this seminar addressing these issues.” As well as this, for the environmentalist, there is the added problem of increased greenhouse gas production from the transition as well.
In short, it is not going to happen, but maybe there was no intention of it ever happening, but rather, what is being sought is the planned deconstruction of the West.