# 298 — «I find it interesting that the thing you can least imagine happening is a commitment to degrowth, even though that essentially is just a commitment to words (rather than massive
infrastructure buildouts required for a major ramp up of alternatives); and to imagining an economy that can actually be potentially sustained long term on a finite planet.»
A solution he considers is «Pour massive amounts of public money into energy R&D and
infrastructure buildout,» which sounds great, but how exactly do you do it?
The infrastructure buildout should create an export market for the previously - troubled Chinese steelmakers.
Ironically therefore, CO2 released to maximize the speed of this massive
infrastructure buildout will actually lower the climate impacts experienced by the majority of global citizens.
«Some say the rate - based
infrastructure buildout will be too expensive for utility customers, but PG&E's estimate for 25,000 level two charging stations and 100 DC fast chargers was only $ 0.70 per month to the average residential customer,» Hauser said.
It requires that ISPs that contract with the state or get public money for broadband
infrastructure buildout, as well as firms that apply or hold state licenses, must adhere to these rules.
With the new President pledging to spend $ 1 trillion over ten years on infrastructure projects backed by bi-partisan Congressional support, private opportunities for developing and financing
this infrastructure buildout will open up.
The role of public - private partnerships in facilitating and financing
this infrastructure buildout
Not exact matches
Domestically,
infrastructure and construction spending — part of a fiscal stimulus plan and the
buildout for the 2020 Olympics — have also added to growth.
Heather Briccetti, president of the Business Council of New York, wrote in a letter to Cuomo last week that the state has had more than enough time to review the Constitution pipeline permits, saying «it is time to fulfill the state's responsibility and not obstruct the
buildout of necessary energy
infrastructure.»
Infrastructure was a third and relevant barrier: Some experts weren't convinced that the U.S. has the port bandwidth yet to host an offshore wind
buildout through 2030, noting that new port facilities may need to be built.
Such a large
buildout of renewable
infrastructure will surely have significant effects on agriculture, offshore fisheries, property values, human health, and biodiversity.
Given that deeper CO2 reductions would likely beget more coal plant retirements, necessitating more
buildout of new
infrastructure, the NERC report seems to show that more ambitious carbon cuts could be unworkable for the grid.
Such a
buildout could lead to either prolonged dependence on gas, or large - scale underuse and abandonment of gas
infrastructure.