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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
Good report here:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...-iea-says.html
"Investments in renewables, nuclear power and CCS would offer more benefits than costs, according to the agency. It said spending $44 trillion would yield more than $115 trillion in fuel savings."
I don't think that we need to have prosperity or abundance suffer under a reality of clean and safe power generation. On the contrary, using the right technology, we can have quality of life explode for the balance of the planet who largely live without.
It is not an either or situation here. |
The problem is transition period and finding people affected new jobs. Fighting global warming is great, but to the "average joe" employee of a coal plant or oil company feeding your family is more important.
How long does it take to transition to the new economy?
What is done for people who lose employment as a result of regulation?
These are the most important short term questions. I don't see something that's approached answering them. It would be great to always be able to think long term, but the bank won't give a #### that you're making the future better when it forecloses on your house because you have no job.