It's not as though we can keep burning coal in our power plants. Coal is a finite resource, too. We must find alternatives, and it's a better idea to find alternatives sooner then wait until we run out of coal, and in the meantime, put God knows how many trillions of tons of CO2 that used to be buried underground into the atmosphere.
Elon MuskWe have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun, you don't have to do anything, it just works. It shows up every day.
Elon MuskI'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years.
Elon MuskI don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.
Elon MuskI wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very distracting and fries my nervous system.
Elon Musk