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I am sorry to insult your sources, but it is foolish "to ask whether renewable energy should be used to (1) displace fossil fuel-based power generation" -- of course it should be used to do so, in fact to shut down "fossil fuel-based power generation" COMPLETELY. Any other point of view in today's world with Clean Energy now already cheaper than fossil power is only a ploy to keep the $$ flowing to the fossil industry and nothing more. It is a foolish thought in the entirety to say "it's okay to waste available clean energy to offset my bad action" -- WRONG! Every dumb bad fossil energy use where already economically replaceable with clean energy Must End ASAP, Period. Any other reading or perspective is dangerous for our collective future by continuing to damage our planet.
Yes, from a systems perspective, it makes sense to replace all fossil fuel before we start carbon dioxide removal technology because not doing so emits more CO2 overall. I was taught that by Dr. Joshi of Berkeley and Dr. Jacobson from Standford.
With that said, we have to do research on CDR technologies, and that involves a pilot plant. So, I believe an islanded system with renewable energy is better than an islanded system with fossil fuels. If political will was such that wind, water, solar, and storage was built out faster, we wouldn't have to worry about the above analysis that UCLA has done.
I don't think UCLA and Equatic are collaborating with Oil and Gas to keep fossil fuels on the grid.
Finally, I always learn from you, so I am never insulted. You are a very well respected MIT graduate! You have done wonderful things!