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> The good news is that what we have started to decouple our impact on the environment and economic growth. I fail to see how this is true in any meaningful se
by actually_a_dog 4y ago
> The good news is that what we have started to decouple our impact on the environment and economic growth.
I fail to see how this is true in any meaningful sense.
- mcjiggerlog 4y agoHere's a good explanation and source: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-gdp-decoupling https://ourworldindata.org/co2-gdp-decoupling.
- throw_nbvc1234 4y agoIt's not just density of energy. In a world of (close to) 100% renewable energy, what will the cost of electricity be relative to today? Framed another way; what's the cost of energy for someone who is "off the grid" today? Someone who is "off the grid" energy wise but connected digitally could have an uncapped impact on economic growth while having a hard cap on their impact on the environment/energy. Society can combine renewable energy (which have a low per-unit cost) with dense fuel based energies like nuclear to drive the cost of energy towards 0., enabling new kinds of economic growth. For example, Proof of Work style crypto is something that's criticized = today for environmental reasons which, in that future world, would just be a siphon for excess energy. Replace crypto with "Folding@Home" style applications if you want.