Clive Thompson on Nostr: Terrific in-depth piece in the Economist arguing that the transition to lower-carbon ...
Terrific in-depth piece in the Economist arguing that the transition to lower-carbon energy sources is likely to be a lot less expensive than many estimates predict
The tl;dr is that most models of the cost of shifting to renewables tend to underestimate just how damn cheap renewables get, and how fast ...
... while overestimating economic growth ...
... and, they don't compare a baseline: i.e. the cost of maintaining/expanding *existing* fossil-fuel sources
https://archive.is/ztYC5
The tl;dr is that most models of the cost of shifting to renewables tend to underestimate just how damn cheap renewables get, and how fast ...
... while overestimating economic growth ...
... and, they don't compare a baseline: i.e. the cost of maintaining/expanding *existing* fossil-fuel sources
https://archive.is/ztYC5