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Originally Posted by Izzle
Here's the problem with going with a "moderate" pace. At some point, the same people saying moderate pace will turnaround and say that "we're past the point of no return, so why should I sacrifice how I live currently?"
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That assumes people are willing to sacrifice the present for the future. The degree of which people are willing to do that is quite small.
I think that any widespread solutions to energy use will be economic base.
Why are electric cars becoming more and more popular? Because they are cheaper to operate than gas
Why is solar being installed? Because it is cheaper than gas.
The entire process of moving off carbon needs to be economically beneficial to people. The idea that people need to choose to sacrifice to save the world is a non-starter.