• patatas@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    21 days ago

    He’s devoted his professional life to capital markets. I’ve read his book, watched hours of interviews and speeches. My assessment: his interest in climate is largely limited to the potential investment returns of a given action.

    That’s why his book is full of fanciful notions of hydrogen fuel, nuclear, carbon capture, AI, quantum computing, and cryptocurrency-based “smart contracts” … instead of focusing on the stuff that actually works but has a low potential ROI, and/or doesn’t funnel vast quantities of public money to the private sector: wind, solar, geothermal, public transit, heat pumps, public ownership, and so on.