Climate Believer
Yes, I'm a climate change believer, but I will be siding with the deniers. Why? Because many of the actions proposed by vocal believers are worse than doing nothing. Here are some examples: Renewable* energy targets. Why take this indirect and probably counter productive approach? Who says renewables reduce emissions system-wise? Show me one country with emissions below 100 grams per kWh that has achieved it primarily with solar and wind. The silence is deafening. Subsidies (overt and covert) for renewables. Let's not overlook that priority access to the grid by renewables IS a sort of subsidy. Why are reliable producers penalized to accommodate random energy dumps from renewables? It is not fair. Label wood as "renewable" and shamelessly burn it. And since Europe doesn't have enough, then let's burn the forests of North America! Block energy access to the poor (particularly in poor countries). Oh, yes, India doesn't have the ...