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Environment & Energy

Laelth

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5. I hear you and agree re. vested interests.

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 06:05 PM

Jan 2021

To move them we will need to heavil subsidize cleaner energy and give those interests a slice of the pie—make it in their economic internet to support and participate in the transition.

My greater worries are China, India, and Brazil. What to do about them, I have no clue. The US could, at significant expense, go carbon neutral. China, India, and Brazil (representing 40% of the world’s population) can not.

-Laelth

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Getting to net zero--and even net negative--is surprisingly feasible, and affordable [View all] Jim__ Jan 2021 OP

Cool, I got my dollar/day right here ... take it! nt mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #1

I am not buying this. Laelth Jan 2021 #2

That's 120 billion / year for 30 years. Jim__ Jan 2021 #4

I hear you and agree re. vested interests. Laelth Jan 2021 #5

In this century, already, we have spent over 2.7 trillion dollars on solar and wind energy. NNadir Jan 2021 #6

To state the glaringly obvious, the "we" the Bloomberg article is talking about ... Jim__ Jan 2021 #7

Um, thank you for the Wikipedia chart and the cute tales about John Larroquette whoever he is. NNadir Jan 2021 #8

This one is certainly even more delusional than most of the thousands of these. NNadir Jan 2021 #3