… public support for any sort of emission control will evaporate the moment geoengineering is realised as a tolerable alternative. Once the public believe, there will never be a quorum of voters willing to sacrifice anything of their own to reduce emissions
Relevant point, but why did you post this in the answers section?
I think a lot of good is going to be done in the course of the shift towards electrification and renewable energy that’s being driven by the fact that those things are just better and more efficient than the old things, rather than any heroic public sacrifice.
For more info about that, we should consider calling in Micheal Vassar. He’s been pleased to find that his long-standing prediction that solar + batteries are soon going to out-price nuclear seems to be coming true.
More precisely, public support for emission control that requires personal sacrifice. Energy efficiency measures have been estimated to cost “substantially less than the cost of meeting electricity needs with new power plants”, for example.
Relevant point, but why did you post this in the answers section?
I think a lot of good is going to be done in the course of the shift towards electrification and renewable energy that’s being driven by the fact that those things are just better and more efficient than the old things, rather than any heroic public sacrifice.
For more info about that, we should consider calling in Micheal Vassar. He’s been pleased to find that his long-standing prediction that solar + batteries are soon going to out-price nuclear seems to be coming true.
Oh. By accident—sorry! Ah, there is a “move to comments” button. I will press it.