Preface. Good grief!!! I never thought I would write a post with that title. I am pro Democracy, pro fair distribution of wealth! As you can see at posts here.
But it has occurred to me that if if everyone were well off, then everyone could buy more goods, so every resource would be consumed faster, with even more pollution and biodiversity loss.
The article concludes that this is a wicked problem: “Reducing inequality and poverty poses a moral and practical dilemma. Providing a more even distribution of income both within and between countries would worsen the climate problems. Should the majority really be kept in poverty in order to protect the climate? That doesn’t sound very fair. New technology is the only solution I can see,” said de Soysa.
What about birth control, family planning, taxing more than one child? Amazing how taboo this idea is! Perhaps the elites favor the Four Horsemen solution, since they have bunkers to retreat to. More likely they just want to get even richer, since they ridicule Limits to Growth.
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Preface. This is a book review of Ramana’s “Nuclear is not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change.” A great overview that covers many topics, one of the best out there, and most recent. Also some of my kindle notes. But still, so much not covered, and this is such an important topic now that there are billions of dollars of Nuclear Cheerleaders convincing people that Nuclear Is The Answer. Before buying into the hoopla, read this book to be more informed about what is hype and what is realistic. Especially because most of the public, especially younger generations, have forgotten how dangerous they are. And if you’ve read my books, you know that electricity can’t replace diesel transportation, so all we are doing is creating toxic waste dumps for tens of thousands of future generations as oil declines to drips by 2100 or sooner.