At least if we want to go zero emissions and save the planet, that is.
Emissions reduction has almost nothing to do with technology advancement. If this were really a priority we’d get rid of low density zoning in cities and let the market reduce power usage for us.
Money is plentiful, we need to stop hiding the fact that switching will cost us some money. Who cares, if we have a livable planet.
I argue that it's time for some politicians with a back bone and start enforcing laws and charging carbon taxes.
Those taxes will help (a lot) to pay for the myriad of green tech we need.
Of course, we don't do that anymore, because it's stupid: nuclear waste is too valuable to just dispose of it like that.
And 'zero emissions' is a common way of calling energy producers that release no CO2.