Carbon Wealth Trap

" . . . Without actually decarbonizing the economy by switching to renewables, or nuclear power, at an extraordinarily fast rate, you cannot have wealth without having carbon dioxide emissions.  The two go together.  . . ."

" . . .By eating away at civilization's wealth, global warming will actually reduce our capacity to emit carbon dioxide. So there's actually what you would call in Physics a "negative feedback.    So our wealth is emitting CO2, CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere,  and then feeds back on our capacity to produce new wealth. . . ."

Timothy Garrett Interview transcript. http://www.ecoshock.org/transcripts/ES_Garrett_Transcript.htm

Audio: http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/climate2010/ES_Garrett_101119_LoFi.mp3

 


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