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That’s a fair point. I don’t really agree with it, because - we will continue to fossil-fuel-burn ourselves out of the problem, climate change be damned - we
by dave4420 5y ago
That’s a fair point.
I don’t really agree with it, because
- we will continue to fossil-fuel-burn ourselves out of the problem, climate change be damned
- we’re not actually running out of coal or natural gas
- even with oil, extraction is getting more expensive rather than falling off a cliff
There are geopolitical constraints around importing fossil fuels. These were temporary in the 70s and they’ll be temporary today. I don’t want to play down the effects of this: it can really ruin your decade. But geopolitical constraints aren’t permanent.
You didn’t mention the demographic transition — a greater proportion of pensioners having their pensions paid for by a smaller proportion of workers. This is surely going to be a massive drag at some point, and is something we haven’t experienced before. Is it starting to cause pain? I don’t know.