Excellent well-researched article. But misses a few important lithium deposits right here in Australia. Those folk fighting for coal because they or their trusts own significant parcels of coal company shares? Would be wise to cut their losses and get out. Coal is mostly carbon and man-made graphene is a product of chemical engineering and carbon. A wise man would replace their coal shares with our own lithium miners. As for coal, let's not forget it remains a useful source of extractable methane which can be treated in a catalytic process to convert it to methanol, a petrol substitute. Or even jet fuel or diesel alternatives. And until we have completely transitioned to electric transport? Even electric planes using an electric high-speed turbine, like a giant Dyson in reverse? The new graphene battery and or capacitors look very interesting. But particularly capacitors which can be fully recharged I'm told, in as little as 30 seconds. And via magnetic interfaces located at convenient stops/metered parking. Graphene batteries may treble range and electric planes would be lifted by electric railgun catapults? Otherwise, most recharging could be accomplished via under pavement facilities, to recharge public (or private) transport options. Alan B. P. S. And I never mentioned MSR's or thorium once in the comment nor the fact, thorium is an indicator mineral used in aerial surveys to locate significant rare earth (lithium?)deposits via side-looking radar.

Who wrote the headline for this?
A rush is NOT a war!

Anything that challenges the economic might of the weaponized fossil fuel industry, is a war! An economic war! And none more threatening than an electric future. Replete with lithium-ion batteries an graphene capacitors? That can be fully recharged in a little as 30 seconds? Or worse and even more confronting on all energy fronts is dreaded MSR thorium. And technically, less than 7 years away. Thorium is or was an indicator mineral that lit up side-looking radar. Making finding these rare earth deposits the easiest of all to find, via geophysical aerial surveys. Let the hostilities and economic hell be let loose on all fronts against the coal-fired/fossil fueled giant economic adversaries! Alan B.

Alan B.,
>Anything that challenges the economic might of the weaponized fossil fuel industry, is a war! An economic war!

No it isn't. At most it's a revolution. But even that's unlikely, as many of the fossil fuel companies are sufficiently diversified to survive, and in some cases even exploit, the changes.

I'm glad to see you now regard thorium reactors as "less than 7 years away" rather than claiming they're ready now despite the industry saying otherwise.

All I have ever proposed was R+D into MSR'' and thorium. Never ever sad they were ready now, but have pointed out in any number of occasions that our aging coal-fired power stations need to be replaced with something! And that something would logically be MSR thorium with the few minor bugs ironed out! Typical of an aggressive Adian to go the verbal, misrepresent, try and put words in my mouth and obfuscate! We don't need a working reactor today, but if we did, I'd assume you Adian, would prefer a traditional light water reactor; the production of weapons-grade plutonium and mountainous waste? Given your often puerile, or patently ideological attack on thorium and MSR's Or just renewables minus the enforced subsidy and power prices nudging 50 cents PwH? And with that scenario the departure to parts unknown of the last remnants of our manufacturing sector? You're such a bright lad aren't you laddie? Alan B.

Alan B; charge a car in seconds !
Is that what you said ? A phone battery maybe, but you would not be
able to lift the cable to plug it into your car.

330 Kvolt towers would have to be run to every service station.
errrgh