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Don't underestimate the impact of leadership. There's no time to wait for renewables to be more economical, so there's going to be cost involved in the transiti
by reitzensteinm 7y ago
Don't underestimate the impact of leadership. There's no time to wait for renewables to be more economical, so there's going to be cost involved in the transition.
If the wealthiest and largest total contributor shirks its responsibility, why on Earth should anyone else lift a finger?
Conversely, once Western countries are below the per capita emissions of China, real political pressure can be applied.
- sergiosgc 7y agoThe US is much less of a world leader than North Americans think it is. Europe doesn't even try to grab the spot. Countries will do what is most efficient for them. Luckily, as solar is now cheaper than coal, it starts to look like the most efficient option is clean. Luckily, as I said before.
- reitzensteinm 7y agoSolar is not cheaper than coal. That's nonsense. The storage problem is yet to be solved. Economics won't get us out of this mess.