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Wasn't that brought on by a precipitous fall in demand. I doubt the asbestos miners had any choice in the matter. In case of coal, there's still _some_ demand
by hannofcart 6y ago
Wasn't that brought on by a precipitous fall in demand. I doubt the asbestos miners had any choice in the matter.
In case of coal, there's still _some_ demand though it's on the decline.
- ethbr0 6y agoI think of that as the climate crisis's Prisoner's Dilemma: it's individually advantageous for countries to ignore carbon caps. If carbon-heavy power generation didn't also emit particulate pollution, we probably wouldn't have a chance in hell. But thankfully, renewables and electric vehicle are also a solution to the pollution problem in many high-population areas. But afaik, this will be the first time we're asking entire countries to forgoe huge things in their immediate best interest, in pursuit of a greater good. The Montreal Protocol didn't touch as huge of a part of the economy, and nuclear weapons are their own ball of thistles. Removing lead from gasoline is probably the nearest analog, although with a much lower adoption burden.