Hey rem, don’t let mjp catch saying something rational lol

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10/02/21

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Originally posted by rememdium ↑

Regarding the USA - CEO of the country’s largest electricity utility by market value, Jim Robo of NextEra Energy, speaking last week in a conference call with analysts “There is not a regulated coal plant in this country that is economic today, full period and stop,”

I can understand why people are upset with the fact that we need to change our ways and in the process incur financial hardship when in reality we only emit 1% of all CO2 emission. It's a great point. If you were on a boat and you're running out of food and have to decide between who lives and dies and you have one guy (Australia) only eating 1% of the food and you got old fat bastard (China) over there eating 25% of the food, well you know you would be going over board for the greater good.

The question should be explored and we shouldn't be afraid of it; why should we as a people/nation change when China will just continue to increase their coal capacity??

It's question without a simple answer -
1. We decrease our coal use and perhaps suffer increased social stressors, continued decline in manufacturing, loss of jobs offshore .. then China decides to increase it's coal capacity and our decrease in coal use was all for naught.

2. We increase our coal use and perhaps see a cost benefit and a potential resurgence in manufacturing, but on the flip side we increase air pollution and respiratory disease incurring greater medical expense to the nation

3. We band together with like minded countries to reduce coal use. If there a countries unwilling to assist in this or provide plans on the reduction of coal then put the pressure on them financially.

I suppose I should finish with this - Excluding China, the rest of the world reduced global coal capacity by 17.2 GW. Unfortunately, China added a net 29.8 GW of coal capacity.

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Hey rem, don’t let mjp catch saying something rational lol
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