Thank you so much for writing this. We have reached a point where we cannot even discuss the truth - whatever it may be - because taking a stance, even if it is untrue, or dangerous, or actually harmful to its own cause in the long run, must be enforced on every one at all costs, otherwise the other side might "win". It is exactly the …
Thank you so much for writing this. We have reached a point where we cannot even discuss the truth - whatever it may be - because taking a stance, even if it is untrue, or dangerous, or actually harmful to its own cause in the long run, must be enforced on every one at all costs, otherwise the other side might "win". It is exactly the same argument Democrats are using against anyone criticizing Biden or Russia hysteria; there is no connection anymore between facts and what is allowed to be discussed. Regardless of the film's chosen green examples, it was asking some very important questions, ones we need to answer if we are to gauge how we are addressing the climate crisis bearing down on us: are we right to put all our hopes in addressing climate change in the rollout of renewable energy? Especially if we disregard biomass and hydro and focus only on wind and solar, will these really be enough to reduce our emissions in the amount required, in the time needed? If not, what else do we need to be pushing for in addition? How do we respond to the fact that increases in wind and solar energy have not even been able to keep pace with the growth in energy demand? These are critical questions, and time is running out.
Rapid substitution of renewables in the electric generation sector is possible- IF we as a nation want it
And we can switch to electrifying surface transport and building heat.
So this is about two-thirds of national greenhouse gas emissions.
The rest is much harder, involving basic changes in materials and processes - steel, cement, plastics, fertilizers, airplanes.
So we likely have to capture carbon and stably sequester it either geologically storing it underground or mineralizing it with chemistry.
A further wrinkle is emission reduction and offset is no longer enough. We are in the danger zone already and now have to remove carbon from the atmosphere using chemical and mechanical means, a daunting task.
Thank you so much for writing this. We have reached a point where we cannot even discuss the truth - whatever it may be - because taking a stance, even if it is untrue, or dangerous, or actually harmful to its own cause in the long run, must be enforced on every one at all costs, otherwise the other side might "win". It is exactly the same argument Democrats are using against anyone criticizing Biden or Russia hysteria; there is no connection anymore between facts and what is allowed to be discussed. Regardless of the film's chosen green examples, it was asking some very important questions, ones we need to answer if we are to gauge how we are addressing the climate crisis bearing down on us: are we right to put all our hopes in addressing climate change in the rollout of renewable energy? Especially if we disregard biomass and hydro and focus only on wind and solar, will these really be enough to reduce our emissions in the amount required, in the time needed? If not, what else do we need to be pushing for in addition? How do we respond to the fact that increases in wind and solar energy have not even been able to keep pace with the growth in energy demand? These are critical questions, and time is running out.
Rapid substitution of renewables in the electric generation sector is possible- IF we as a nation want it
And we can switch to electrifying surface transport and building heat.
So this is about two-thirds of national greenhouse gas emissions.
The rest is much harder, involving basic changes in materials and processes - steel, cement, plastics, fertilizers, airplanes.
So we likely have to capture carbon and stably sequester it either geologically storing it underground or mineralizing it with chemistry.
A further wrinkle is emission reduction and offset is no longer enough. We are in the danger zone already and now have to remove carbon from the atmosphere using chemical and mechanical means, a daunting task.