Even modest carbon cuts (in a highly developed with modest debt and a
stable banking system) of 5% (on 2000) by 2020 – are not achievable.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/emissions-target-cuts-cannot-be-met/story-e6frg6nf-1225821385402
There is a lot more coal than oil. There are lots of fossil fuel
sources for 100 years or more – economically feasible to convert coal
to oil at US$70 a barrel and A$20 a tonne coal. We have lots of cheap
dirty brown coal for that – and are building conversion plants.
http://www.australiancoal.com.au/coal-and-its-uses_coal-uses_global-role-of-coal.aspx
Certainly there are technological solutions – even out of the square
ones.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18387-co2-in-the-air-could-be-green-fuel-feedstock.html
Continued economic growth is critical to human welfare over most of
the planet. 2 billion people living on a dollar a day or less do not
need a neo-malthusian inspired economic experiment to further blight
their lives and aspirations.
You should get used to it – it ain’t gunna happen. You and Martenson
have a typically UScentric view. You need to get out more. And yes -
I will have to try unsubscribing again.
On Jan 20, 8:07 am, Eric Swanson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chris Martenson has written a thought provoking article about the
> problems we all face in attempting to solve the problem of climate
> change. Here's the link:
>
> http://www.energybulletin.net/node/51229
>
> Those of us who have followed these issues for years and who are aware
> of the Limits to Growth implied by Peak Oil production must face the
> facts which Martenson presents. He has also presented a picture of
> the economic situation which caused the bubble leading up to "The
> Great Recession" we now endure. He has a set of videos explaining the
> financial system's function, that of "making money" thru debt
> creation. If you want to view the series, which he calls "the crash
> course", go to this link:
>
> http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse
>
> I've seen many similar presentations since the beginning of the
> present economic troubles. If there is a strong link between economic
> activity, specifically, growth, and energy use, I think we find
> ourselves in a situation for which there may be no easy solution.
>
> E. S.
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