Musk’s sustainable energy plan

Outspoken business magnate Elon Musk believes the world can be converted entirely to clean energy in 20 years, at a cost of $10 trillion – $4 trillion less than remaining on fossil fuels


COST OF TESLA’S 20-YEAR PROPOSAL

Wind turbines
$21bn
         
Heat pumps
$60bn
  
Thermal power 
$99bn

Solar panels 
$424bn

E-chemicals
$510bn

Hydrogen storage 
$725bn

Synthetic fuels
$1,090bn

Electrolysers
$1,155bn

Vehicles
$1,780bn

Batteries
$2,229bn

Mining/refining
$2,329bn
   
TOTAL $10.42tn
      

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COST COMPARISON

Coal
$2tn

Natural gas
$6tn

Oil
$6tn

Tesla’s green plan
$10 trillion

20-year cost: 0.5% of global economy
       

Sources: Bloomberg, Tesla 
Pictures: Getty Images, Earth 3D
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