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I believe there are benefits to "clean"(er) energy sources that will lead them to dominate, regardless of environmental views or policy. Ha! It's impo
by cturner 17y ago
I believe there are benefits to "clean"(er) energy
sources that will lead them to dominate, regardless of
environmental views or policy.
Ha!
It's important that big decisions are made on the basis of cost-benefit comparisons that use reason and real data. First-world foreign policy is directed towards pushing all of the world towards carbon reduction. This includes nations who have very poor people where cost of energy differences at the margins affect your ability to keep your family warm and fed. Carbon reduction puts barriers in front of the people of all nations, and should be justified by real reasons and not thumb in the air judgements.
- chasingsparks 17y agoYou misunderstand -- or i did not make clear -- what I meant. I believe for economic reasons, "clean" sources of energy will dominate less "clean" sources of energy -without- policy intervention. I am saying that I believe technologically we are approaching economically viable cleaner sources. I am against carbon taxes, trading, etc, partially for the reason you mentioned but mostly because I think they are unnecessary.
- cturner 17y agoapologies
- chasingsparks 17y agoThis may be the only board on the internet where a person would ever state apologies. Long live HN.