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While fossil fuels contribute to global warming, they also contribute to prosperity, growth, and wellbeing.
Over the past 16 years, nearly every person who gained access to electricity did so through a grid connection, mostly powered by fossil fuels.
But that requires a huge increase in green-energy research and development, so that clean sources eventually outcompete fossil fuels.
In fact, CO2 emissions from fossil fuels were almost 40% higher in 2008 relative to 1990.
While preserving the environment is a fine goal, squirming on a self-flushing toilet as it is triggered once, twice, or three times in a row fuels doubts about those efficiency claims.
And that does not take into account the massive costs of climate change, to which the combustion of highly polluting fossil fuels is the leading contributor.
It appears that climate engineering could buy us some time, and it is time that we need if we are to make a sustainable and smooth shift away from reliance on fossil fuels.
Managing the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to one based on low-carbon alternatives will not be easy.
Even those with the most to lose from a shift away from fossil fuels understand that electric vehicles (EV) are inevitable.
Support for such investments requires people to reject the false promise of “clean” fossil fuels.
These households resort to traditional fuels such as wood, oil, and candles for heating and lighting, leading to severe indoor pollution, not to mention chronic fire hazards.
Moreover, these fuels are not cheap, costing isolated households a significant proportion of their income.
However, with installment financing, monthly costs become not only manageable, but competitive with traditional fuels.
It describes a scenario of 80% renewable power, complemented by a remnant of nuclear and fossil fuels with carbon capture and sequestration.
Australia, for example, is a large coal exporter but imports most of its refined fuels and holds just three days of fuel stockpiles.
Alongside inequality, declining public trust fuels the revolt against globalization and democracy.
Despite all of the optimistic talk about wind, solar, geothermal, and other sustainable, non-carbon-emitting energy sources, no alternative is remotely ready to shoulder the energy burden currently borne by fossil fuels.
Implementing these new rules and tools can accelerate the overall trend in divestment from fossil fuels, ensure a smooth transition to a more resilient, clean-energy economy, and provide confidence and clarity for long-term investors.
And burning fossil fuels remains, in most economic activities, cheaper than using cleaner energy (when one does not account for the relevant environmental damage).
Of course, in the longer term, burning more fossil fuels will drive up health-care costs and impede worker productivity.
Costa Rica arguably started a trend in the early 1990’s, when it began levying taxes on fossil fuels and using the revenue to protect forests.
As the drive to divest from fossil fuels picks up speed, such panicky responses are becoming increasingly common.
As Mayor of Seattle, I supported the creation of energy-efficient buildings, the development of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, and a shift toward walking, biking, and public transit as alternatives to driving – strategies that can help to build a more resilient economy and provide viable alternatives to fossil fuels.
To be sure, some will claim that the world will never change and that we will continue to depend on fossil fuels forever.
But pressure on educational institutions to stop investing in fossil fuels is beginning to build.
Student groups have formed on many campuses, and a handful of colleges and universities have already pledged to end their investment in fossil fuels.
Now financial institutions, too, are coming under fire for their involvement with fossil fuels.
While this applies, to some extent, to all fossil fuels, the best way to begin to change our behavior is by reducing coal consumption.
And that, too, is a feature of a market dominated by small traders: the “herding” behavior that fuels major booms and busts becomes more prevalent, because individuals assume that others have better information.
Global use of fossil fuels is contributing to a sharp rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is causing the Earth to warm.
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