Embracing Our High-Energy Planet

Embracing Our High-Energy Planet
More Energy, Not Less, the Key to Cutting Emissions

Conventional narrative suggests that in order to avoid doomsday scenarios, we all need to live simpler and smaller lives. In a talk at The Nantucket Project, Alex Trembath argued the opposite. In order for all of the Earth's inhabitants to enjoy the kind of energy security and prosperity enjoyed in countries like Germany, we need to triple the amount of energy consumption globally. This means that as we transition to greener energy sources (which haven't arrived yet), we need to be pragmatic and pursue a wider portfolio of energy options, from nuclear to natural gas to "clean coal." It’s time to embrace a high-energy planet.
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