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The US can reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions, which are substantial. Then it can develop and sell renewable generation technology to the rest of the world
by throwaway5752 4y ago
The US can reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions, which are substantial. Then it can develop and sell renewable generation technology to the rest of the world. The US has extraordinary scientific, engineering, and manufacturing talent and can do it.
- uejfiweun 4y agoI'd certainly love to believe this, but it has most definitely not materialized yet. I'm not sure that self-inflicting economic pain in order to incentivize development of alternative fuels is a good strategy.
- throwaway5752 4y agoTo me this is like arguing about getting the rabies vaccine after a bite from a wild animal. It's not going to be pleasant, but it's the path of the least pain, substantially. There will be economic pain one way or another, it's a question of if the planet habitable in the way we've adapted, also.