Energy is a sector of the economy that has been particularly resistant to innovation. This is precisely the problem. It is why we are still dependant on energy sources that are 100 to 150 years old while virtually every other sector of the economy has transformed itself. This is why we believe that the faith that many environmentalists still hold that carbon regulations and taxes will drive sufficient private sector investment into energy markets to create the kind of innovation we need is unfounded.
It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage … - Ted Nordhaus
It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage …
- Ted Nordhaus
Environmentalists needed to stop imagining that they were representing a thing called Nature or the Environment, separate from us (e.g. humans) in po… - Ted Nordhaus
Environmentalists needed to stop imagining that they were representing a thing called Nature or the Environment, separate from us (e.g. humans) in po…
The levels of technology investment in the energy sciences pales compared to the kinds of investment we make in the computer and bio-sciences. - Ted Nordhaus
The levels of technology investment in the energy sciences pales compared to the kinds of investment we make in the computer and bio-sciences.
We know that things like energy independence, getting off oil, getting out of the Middle East, and creating jobs and economic development in the new … - Ted Nordhaus
We know that things like energy independence, getting off oil, getting out of the Middle East, and creating jobs and economic development in the new …
All of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can make the k… - Ted Nordhaus
All of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can make the k…
Making big investments to get off oil, making clean energy alternatives widely available and cheap, and creating millions of new jobs in clean energy… - Ted Nordhaus
Making big investments to get off oil, making clean energy alternatives widely available and cheap, and creating millions of new jobs in clean energy…
Energy is a sector of the economy that has been particularly resistant to innovation. This is precisely the problem. It is why we are still dependant… - Ted Nordhaus
Energy is a sector of the economy that has been particularly resistant to innovation. This is precisely the problem. It is why we are still dependant…
After a brief couple of years in the late '70s, public funding for clean energy technologies dried up and has been on the decline ever since. - Ted Nordhaus
After a brief couple of years in the late '70s, public funding for clean energy technologies dried up and has been on the decline ever since.
Skepticism about the potential to achieve the kinds of breakthroughs we need has been a self-fulfilling prophecy. - Ted Nordhaus
Skepticism about the potential to achieve the kinds of breakthroughs we need has been a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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