In Short Tax it all to solve it all, and have the government build clean power plants and produce cheap batteries, which could undercut fossil fuels? A Few Details High tax rates on high...
In Short Solar and wind are as noncompetitive as they are intermittent. A Few Details Solar and wind alone can’t quickly replace all coal power plants, due to their main downside: intermittency, i.e., when...
In Short What about suppressing the much talked-about subsidies granted to oil and coal corporations? A Few Details What are these subsidies? Some obscure civil servants of the IMF put subsidies at 6.5% of...
In Short Complementary batteries are needed for an all-electric solution based on solar and wind energy. A Few Details Cheap and fast-charging batteries still need to be developed to compete seriously with fossil fuels:...
In Short Solar and wind power plants are starting to outprice coal or natural gas, at least for new installations in sunny or windy areas. A Few Details For most areas, solar and wind...
In Short Solar and wind may rely on the free supply of endless energy: sunlight and wind. It doesn’t make them competitive with fossil fuels. A Few Details Solar and wind have major downsides...
In Short Consuming less while destroying jobs is not the goal. Instead, we have to transition to a full carbon-free economy with plenty of jobs. A Few Details We can’t just consume less. It’s...
In Short There is no uncontrolled birth rate, as the number of new babies is stable around the world. There is rather an aging population, leading to 11 billion by the end of the...
In Short Developing new green tech or new green infrastructure is expensive, more expensive than digging for coal or gas. A Few Details Due to past GHG emissions that accumulated in the atmosphere and...
In Short Could the government impose new strict green rules onto the corporations, with price controls on the output? A Few Details The conversion cost would be astronomical. A few thriving corporations may afford...