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March 29, 2012

How Long Will Fossil Fuels Dominate?

Daniel Yergin & Vinod Khosla, Wall Street Journal


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MS. STRASSEL: How many years do you think it will be before half of our global energy production comes from non-fossil fuels?

MR. YERGIN: World energy probably is going to grow by 25% or as much as 35% over the next 20 years. I think the shift in the composition won't be too significant until after 2030, so maybe by 2050.

MR. KHOSLA: I guess 25 years. I'm definitely more optimistic. . .

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