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> That is utter cowardice. No, that's reality (i.e. economics). I don't think he was saying that he will do anything in his power to stand against solar/wind a
by tertius 9y ago
> That is utter cowardice.
No, that's reality (i.e. economics). I don't think he was saying that he will do anything in his power to stand against solar/wind and promote fossil. Rather that the market will.
Either regulation, which kills innovation, or market efficiency will solve the problem.
So the rich people who care about the environment just need to pump R&D money into renewables. Or dare I say it, NUCLEAR.
- Pxtl 9y ago> market efficiency will solve the problem. This won't happen without stronger carbon-pricing. Right now there isn't enough incentive to really push for large-scale innovation. Electric cars are a very small market segment and primarily serve buyers who are buying against their own economic interests for the greater good.
- tertius 9y agoMy point exactly. Unless the incentives align the market will do what is most efficient. Deregulation and standardization of nuclear in the U.S. will go a long way.
- 0xfeba 9y agoDeregulation won't help, and I'm not sure what you mean by standardization? Nuclear is promising but it is just too costly and complicated to build new plants when solar and wind and plummeting in price. Subsidizing could help.
- tertius 9y agoSolar cost is plateauing. Safety regulations are insane. As in 5x what is actually reasonable. I.e. deregulation. And standardization, as in make all the plant designs the same instead of designing them all from scratch.