That late? But given the long lifetimes of some kit I think it's inevitable at this stage. The projections on transport and domestic equipment are promising.

I'm leery on account of:

1. Storage.
2. Transport.
3. Industrial feedstocks (especialy coking coal).
4. Other limiting mineral resources. Say, lithium for LiON batteries.
5. EROEI, net energy, and effective surplus.
6. Replacement rates. Much of this infrastructure requires replacing on a 10-40 year basis, with solar PV having a life of ~20-25 years. That entails replacing 4-5% of all solar PV every year. From now until doomsday.

I'm not convinced. Maybe if a few countries start Manhattan-like projects to deal the various technologies and obstacles. On the other hand, we'll never get there if we don't start. In my opinion, a moratorium on pipelines would be a good start.

+Ron Porter Depends on what's in those pipelines. Fossil fuel pipelines, yes.

+Edward Morbius you are correct, of course. In Canada, the only thing we hear about are the pipelines intended to move oil sands output, so I neglected to consider other uses.