Sentences with phrase «affordable energy seem»

My question is, if we can't get it right with tobacco, where there's no benefit to weigh against the toll in lives and costs, how can we get it right with fossil fuels, where the real - time benefits of affordable energy seem always to trump the long - term risks from climate change?

If we can't get it right with tobacco, where there's no benefit to weigh against the toll in lives and costs, how can we get it right with fossil fuels, where the real - time benefits of affordable energy seem always to trump the long - term risks from climate change?

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What once seemed a mirage is becoming a reality: The world can now glimpse the prospect of an economy largely dependent on abundant, inexhaustible, affordable clean energy.

Nevertheless, it seems likely that a CO2 concentration in the range 500 to 900 ppm might produce a temperature rise of at least 2 °C from the late 19th century that could be problematic for humankind; (7) The potential negative impact on humanity has been exaggerated; (8) The only alternative to rising greenhouse gas concentrations is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions — whether this averts a «pending disaster» is not well understood; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 probably resulting in some warming; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are neither technically feasible nor economically affordable, and would necessitate inadequate energy supply to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing, leading to worldwide depression.