Comment Re:Still denialists, no surprise. (Score 1) 627
But for a fraction of that cost we could have gone full nuclear like France starting 30 years ago and today we would be mostly coal and NG free, and at that point you can start thinking of using NG in vehicles and other better strategies.
So no, the problem has never been about convincing enough people there is a problem, most people understand the simple concept that pollution is bad mkay? The problem all along has been that the solution is worse than the problem in terms of costs, and instead of finding a different solution, greens are still double downing on welfare for the rich through expensive wind turbines and solar panels so that the rich can get their tax break and us poor peons can pay more for power. And so the solution was never solved because the politicians are incapable or incompetent, and thus we are stuck here still discussing this issue.
The only technological valid solution is nuclear power and minus scientific discoveries with fusion or other power sources, we have nothing else to power society with. And so the economic cost of adaptation is always going to be cheaper if you keep insisting that a carbon tax is valid or that wind power and solar panels are valid when we have plenty of data that shows they are not fit for purpose due to their cost. You want to convince the country to do something, make sure it does not cost 7 times more than what we have today. Otherwise forget it. You will never get anyone to agree to nonsense like that.