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> Avoidable? Yes, but for which price? Our economy, and thus wellbeing, depend on having huge quantities of cheap energy available. The world may gain an estim
by consumer451 4y ago
> Avoidable? Yes, but for which price? Our economy, and thus wellbeing, depend on having huge quantities of cheap energy available.
The world may gain an estimated $78 trillion over coming decades by making this energy transition.
https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/06/08/how-replacing-coal-with-renewable-energy-could-pay-for-itself https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/06/08/how-replaci...
- pif 4y agoSure, now it may. But 50 years ago? No way!
- te_chris 4y agoYes, nothing to be gained if we’d switched anytime sooner in the last 50 years. Very smart observation. Apart from a liveable planet.
- animitronix 4y agoI think the point is that the tech wasn't ready yet 50 years ago
- TomSwirly 4y agoIt takes no technology to consume less.