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57. What Makes John Doerr Think He Can Save the Planet?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Transition to a Clean Energy Economy, developing countries need exceptions

20 21 is about to end, and i just did a quick on line search using gugel and it suggested that there are 200 coal plants under construction. There was deep disagreement in glasgow over the change of language, from phasing out coal to what india insisted become a phase down of coal. That goal has an asterisk, calling out the time lind which i sighted for developed countries but for developing countries, there's 200 million indians who have no access to electricity. While i'd love to see the developing world leap frog straight to renewables, that's not going to happen. They're going to be winners and losers. But the alternative is too discouraging to contemplate

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