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Cleantech is a luxury good, pursued by people and their politicians when they feel wealthy. I don't envy your situation at the moment.
by Prrometheus 18y ago
Cleantech is a luxury good, pursued by people and their politicians when they feel wealthy. I don't envy your situation at the moment.
- ALee 18y agoCompletely untrue when you look at technologies that can SAVE someone money. It makes sense given increase demand for fossil fuels, to provide a cheaper alternative. To be fair, I think you're referring to companies that are luxury goods, e.g. carbon offsets, and those could be argued are luxury goods (or rather goods for someone's conscience).
- Tichy 18y agoOnly a luxury good if you are allowed to freeride on society by dumping your dirt on it for free as an alternative to using clean technology.
- biohacker42 18y agoIndeed it's a luxury only because we've socialized the cost of the externality.
- DaniFong 18y agoNot all of it. Heating and gasoline prices are expensive. Energy in general is expensive. If it's possible to create a system cheaper than burning stuff we're in good shape.