We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share Image
Fridges can be modified to nudge their internal thermostats up and down just a little in response to the main's frequency in such a… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
In a climate where people don't understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
If all the ineffective ideas for solving the energy crisis were laid end to end, they would reach to the moon and back — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
Fusion power is speculative and experimental. I think it is reckless to assume that the fusion problem will be cracked, but I'm happy to… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
The United States consumes power per land-area at a rate three times the average. Even though they are more energy efficient, densely populated industrial… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous.… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
Most of physics is about energy, and physicists understand inefficiencies. I wanted to write a book about our energy options in a neutral, human-accessible… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem… — David J. C. MacKay Copy Share
