US military targets green energy

[NoOneMan]

9. Its not about good vs bad, but necessary vs unnecessary

What is necessary? Ensuring that we don't starve or drown in 50 years, have access to clean water, and increasing the carbon sequestering capacity of the earth. Its difficult to do any of those things without increasing the immediate aggregate carbon emissions (other than planting trees); as in "difficult", I mean not worth the immediate carbon-debt for many of these activities.

What is unnecessary? Everything else. Everything. This includes building green infrastructure that will power more unnecessary production.

Why? Because this is a question of survival and bringing our planet back into homeostasis. All other concerns are now moot. Petty. Irrelevant. Unnecessary.

but if the damage caused is lessened in any way

Its not lessened. It creates more energy, which fuels more production. It may lower the cost of dirty fuel at home, making it more attractive abroad. The energy is used to secure further carbon-base energy, that will be burned in further production. All of this is unnecessary as far as survival is concerned, if you are concerned at all about survival.