Quote: (05-27-2015 10:45 PM)RoastBeefCurtains4Me Wrote:
Funny how all the global warming activists propose massive taxation and regulatory programs as a solution. It's the same as social justice warriors. In the abstract, separated from the current political and social climate, environmentalism sounds great, and social justice is an obvious good thing.
However, all the environmental activists somehow are unable to come up with any suggestions but the tired old liberal big government agenda, and somehow all the social justice warriors are unable to come up with any suggestions but the tired old liberal big government agenda.
It's like the tired old big government agenda is what they're really interested in, and they just go around looking for excuses to justify it. I think the proposed government regulations, programs, taxes, and fees will do far more harm than any problem the activists are trying to hype.
Just so you know, your statement is what's known as a "strawman argument".
"All the global warming activists..."
"All the environmental activists..."
It might scare people from debating with you. Who wants to be tarred as an SJW or liking nebulous regulations or fees.
But...you can make stronger points by referring to a specific environmentalist and quoting their proposal/tax/etc. and then arguing why it won't work.
Regardless of where anyone comes down on climate change the good news is solar costs are dropping, and places like UAE are investing heavily in this.
"The Dubai solar park first made headlines last year when auctions for its second phase tender to Saudi Arabian company ACWA Power were provided at 5.85 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is the lowest solar electricity price in history. Last month, Dubai also announced it would further double the Park’s capacity for this second phase from 100 to 200 megawatts.
Once complete in 2017, the Solar Park is hoped to have an installed capacity of 3 gigawatts – making it the UAE’s biggest utility-scale solar park – as well as be home to a renewable technology research and development center, which will further boost the city government’s plans to make Dubai a leading renewables hub. Dubai has already begun to show signs of its increased ambition with January's announcement to double its renewable energy targets to 15% by 2030.
The tender process for the latest third 800 megawatt phase of the Solar Park is earmarked for later in the year."
If I was a young buck like G Manifesto used to say, getting a degree and training in "renewable energy" might be a good move.