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mrDmrTmrJ | 1 year ago
Globally, people want electricity, power, cars, hot water ect. When we can provide those goods and services, in a carbon free way at a lower cost than a carbon intensive way - everyone globally will adopt the low carbon technology.
There's great reason for hope. In 1975 solar cells cost $115.3 / watt. Today in China they're available for $0.09 / watt or a price drop of 99.9%. There is no magic, we simply need the low carbon technology to be cheaper.
Now ecosystem collapse and habitat preservation? That's not as simple, but I ask that you lobby your local representatives to build dense housing near parks and public transit. Let's leave nature to the animals and build beautiful cities
vouaobrasil|1 year ago
Even given that, the carbon-free way is still destructive. And wake me up when we're even 20% of the way there. Looking at the CO2 output so far, it looks like it's a pipe dream.
And even then, we still need a return to near pre-industrial levels. More technology will just make it less likely for people to rewild lands, and there will be too many people.
What we need is a complete dismantling of all technology.