frigidweirdo
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Yes, I am well aware of all that, I am also well aware that it cannot work on a large scale. how do you propose to use sustainable living in New York City or Hong Kong?
Solar panels are great, but you do realize that they only work when the sun is shining on them, right? Solar panels don't do shit in the winter in Canada when its 10 below zero and dark 18 hours a day. Do you think Canadians should be cutting down trees and burning wood all winter rather than using coal and oil? Do you think burning wood is pollution free?
Finally, John Lennon's song "Imagine" was just a song. The real world does not work that way, but enjoy your delusions while you can.
Well, actually my first policy would be one of a reduction in the population. It will happen one way or another. It could be like the Chinese 1 child policy, or it could be through war, I guess we choose but very few countries seem willing to implement this sort of thing.
A large city would need to be producing a certain amount of its own electricity, solar panels would probably be the main one as they can be put on roofs and whatnot.
However New York is close to the sea. There are areas around NY that could be used for other types of renewable energy.
Certainly the US is moving towards this at a slow pace, but the reliance on oil and coal etc is going to have to change in the future anyway.
As for places which don't have so much sun, there are other ways, a combination of different types of energy is the way forwards. And in Canada, well, it's cold and they might need to burn a certain amount of fuel, but then again not that many people live up there compared to the US, or China. Most people in the world live in climates that are actually quite warm. China and India make up 1/3 of the world's population. Okay, China has some cold bits, but they're using Xinjiang in the far west as a major source or renewable energy.
I'm not sure why you're saying the real world doesn't work that way. Is this a case of you don't think it can work, or you just don't like it because oil companies spend a lot of money telling you how much you need oil?
US renewable.
Green jobs international
This is for solar thermal energy
The US increase is the worst on this list.
Chinese investment abroad
Things are possible. What needs to happen is that people need to realise that this has to be the case. It's like an alcoholic who keeps going back to the bar saying they can't sleep if they don't drink, they can't think if they don't drink, they can't be happy if they don't drink. However it's killing them.