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Yeah, big cuts in lifestyle are required to achieve climate goals. Underlying most initiatives is effective energy/capita reduction. No international travel for

• mkaic 3y ago
  With the honestly astonishing ramp up in solar power and grid-scale battery production over the past decade, I have to disagree with this take. We're hurtling towards solving climate change through market forces alone — now, that doesn't mean we shouldn't also be using policy to speed the solution, but it is pretty clear that, as Noah Smith puts it, "Solar and batteries are going to win, and our thinking needs to adjust accordingly."[0] The coolest statistic I've heard regarding solar and batteries is that 0.5% of worldwide GDP is being invested in it. One out of every 200 dollars spent is being spent on solar energy! It's truly incredible :) [0]https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-climate-change-debates-are-out https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-climate-change-debates-are...