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The problem with coal is that there’s an invisible CO2 quota that if we as a species overstep it will kill more people than help. If it was me, I would try to g
by xiphias2 5y ago
The problem with coal is that there’s an invisible CO2 quota that if we as a species overstep it will kill more people than help. If it was me, I would try to get rid all taxes, and tax imports and local goods based on average world CO2 output compared to the country that I’m in. As people don’t generally think long term, this policy is unpopular, so it won’t get implemented.
- catlikesshrimp 5y ago<<But, its hard to create an alternative electricity generation/storage that can support constant base load and can ramp up in minutes to deal with additional load. Talk is easy, action is hard>>
- krageon 5y agoThe fact of the matter is that it's not hard to do at all, it's just expensive, unpopular or only practical with sustained public support. Because they are human problems, talking about technical solutions is entirely the wrong approach.