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Through the use of energy and accumulated knowledge humans have transformed the earth into something much more habitable than it was just 100 year ago.
by ThomPete 6y ago
Through the use of energy and accumulated knowledge humans have transformed the earth into something much more habitable than it was just 100 year ago.
- simonh 6y agoNot sustainably though, only if you take a relatively short term view. Yes we can support a higher population right now, but we can’t continue our current rate of resource utilisation, or environmental contamination indefinitely. We will need to transition to a long term sustainable civilisation, or by definition our civilisation will not be sustained in the long term. Deutch was not arguing against that.
- ThomPete 6y agoNo one is claiming that, but the solution is through our current setup by finding actual better solutions when they are ready, not forcing them before they are.
- simonh 6y agoWhat does “when they are ready” even mean? I agree with Deutch that Kyoto and a lot of climate change politics is misguided. He’s arguing we should be more adventurous, and I agree.
- ThomPete 6y agoIt means that we don't force it based on political activism. Case in point. Solar power although an unreliable source is great for house owners who want to pay for it on their roof for various uses. It's not great as part of our baseload.