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PaulM's avatar

Thank you for this. Linking back to Climate and the current debacle to the South of you, there is a bright spot.

Our Fearful Narcissist has instituted a plan - likely fed to him by his oil buddies - to enshrine oil and gas and coal in the U.S. energy mix for the next generation. “The Problem Is…” Solar and Wind are faster and cheaper to stand up - today - than coal or oil. And depending on price, they’re cheaper than gas as well, and still faster to set up. And they’re scalable. Market forces are more powerful than even ‘Oiligarchs’.

[I grew up as a bureaucrat, and made my career from “but the problem is…” It took retirement to show me that I needed to focus on, “and the opportunity is…]🙏

Sarah Lazarovic's avatar

Absolutely right...and the opportunity is...is the best framing! (Or as the brilliant Anat Shenker Orio says, sell the brownie not the recipe!) The leapfrogging to solar and electric happening all over the globe (Pakistan, Ethiopia!) is soooo inspiring. Thank you!

PaulM's avatar

There are even places in Central Africa where villages without electricity from a grid are using solar panels to power their cell phones. 👍

Irene Gil's avatar

Beatutiful post and amazing jazz. Beauty is something those war in suit men would never be able to enjoy. Let's hope we can talk about climate again soon.

Sarah Lazarovic's avatar

thank you so much. hope you are well.