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> Some will make decisions that are uneconomic because captive rate payers have no choice If that’s the case then you have bigger problems. Rather than applyin
by bradleyjg 5y ago
> Some will make decisions that are uneconomic because captive rate payers have no choice
If that’s the case then you have bigger problems. Rather than applying bandages on top of a broken system you should figure out how to align incentives.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoPeople who profit today and won’t be here tomorrow cannot have their prioritizes aligned with mitigating climate change. If I were to want to go with some hyperbole, I’d call them apathetic antagonists. The system is broken because you can’t align the incentives.
- bradleyjg 5y agoA) that’s not true, you can design proper incentive structures and B) I thought the claim was that coal is uneconomic regardless of environmental considerations
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- cmrdporcupine 5y agoRe: B, something can be uneconomic in aggregate but still be profitable to individuals with political or economic weight. In the long run it might sort itself out. But, quoting Keynes out of context: “In the long run we are all dead”
- afarrell 5y ago> If thats the case you have bigger problems. Yes, but we are trying to avoid boiling the ocean. It often makes sense to solve the smaller problem you can change rather than the larger problem which is too hard.