In 2017, global CO₂ emissions from burning fossil fuels reached 33 gigatons, twice the natural rate at which CO₂ is absorbed back into land and ocean sinks. Harnessing solar radiation holds the answer to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It is the most abundant energy resource and could meet humans' future energy needs. The efficient conversion of solar radiation into stable, energy-dense liquid energy carriers that can use existing or adapt global supply chains for storage, shipping, and distribution is the key to large-scale deployment of solar energy at gigaton levels.

Liquid sunshine is the vision of combining the sun's energy with carbon dioxide and water to produce green liquid fuels. CO₂ released on using these fuels is recycled back into the environment, thus maintaining an ecologically balanced cycle. Multi-source and multi-purpose alcohols are optimal candidate fuels. Methanol and ethanol are actionable first targets with gigaton production potential.

2017年，燃烧化石燃料产生的全球CO ₂排放量达到33吉吨，是自然吸收CO ₂吸收回陆地和海洋汇的比率的两倍。利用太阳辐射为减少我们对化石燃料的依赖提供了答案。它是最丰富的能源，可以满足人类未来的能源需求。将太阳辐射有效地转换成稳定的，能量密集的液态能源载体，可以利用现有的或适应的全球供应链进行存储，运输和分配，这是在千兆级大规模部署太阳能的关键。

液态阳光是将太阳的能量与二氧化碳和水结合起来以生产绿色液态燃料的愿景。使用这些燃料释放的CO ₂被循环回到环境中，从而保持了生态平衡的循环。多源和多用途醇是最佳的候选燃料。甲醇和乙醇是具有千兆吨生产潜力的可行的首要目标。