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Degrowthers and fossil fuel interests have one common belief: the only way to live in abundance is by burning fossil fuels. Mencken quote: “For every complex p
by Robotbeat 5y ago
Degrowthers and fossil fuel interests have one common belief: the only way to live in abundance is by burning fossil fuels.
Mencken quote:
“For every complex problem there is an answer [$1 = 1 unit of CO2 emissions] that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
Luckily for humanity, there is no ultimate necessity to burn fossil fuels to have abundance. Decoupling of GDP growth & CO2 emissions is not just possible but demonstrated:
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1423354006127091715?s=20 https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1423354006127091715?s=...