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This is my reasoning exactly. So let's push it even further, looking for solutions. 1/Ban coal, petrol and gas power plants in the western countries as soon a
by joss82 4y ago
This is my reasoning exactly.
So let's push it even further, looking for solutions.
1/Ban coal, petrol and gas power plants in the western countries as soon as possible, pushing for fission and renewable+storage, whichever is faster and can give us the most GWh per $ (spoiler: it's fission). Fusion is too far off and renewable+storage are not ready, too expensive and demand too much land and materials to work at scale, over seasons.
2/Start to put import tax on products from carbon-emitting countries, in proportion to the carbon they emit per GDP $.
That's it, solution found! Yeah!
Of course it's not going to fly because politics and status quo and existing interests.
- oneoff786 4y agoIt’s also not going to fly because it is extremely naive to the economic impacts your plan would have
- joss82 4y agoExactly. That is why no politician is pushing for it. Until climate change stings enough that people would bear the cost. Or society collapse (but I doubt it at this point).