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In my opinion, barring some serious nationalistic policies that I can't see at the moment... no matter what Trump says or does, technological progress on this i
by soundwave106 10y ago
In my opinion, barring some serious nationalistic policies that I can't see at the moment... no matter what Trump says or does, technological progress on this issue will move onward regardless.
This even includes progress in the United States. Even now, it's hard to see one of the worst CO2-emitting sources of energy (coal) gaining that much traction with natural gas being quite a bit cheaper here. If solutions that emit less CO2 than natural gas get even cheaper, those start becoming no-brainers to implement.
I'm sure that some states will try to nudge more from a government level (see: California), but even in states that don't, if economics dictates that the CO2-less solution is better, it will most likely be implemented regardless of political bluster. For example, Oklahoma is long known for being a traditional oil and gas stalwart. Yet as of 2015, 18% of electricity in Oklahoma is generated by wind. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Oklahoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Oklahoma)