When the price of natural gas increases it makes the cost of climate action cheaper. So a more pessimistic assessment of the cost of climate action during a gas crisis is all the more surprising. Or am I missing something?
Yes, it is doubly bizarre that changes in views correlated in the way they did post-2022. You wouldn’t expected it all else equal, but all else wasn’t even equal, as you point out.
When people complain about the costs / trade offs of action I do think it’s worth pointing out the costs of inaction, like the costs of rebuilding after hurricanes, floods and wildfires, increased insurance costs, or no insurance at all, the health costs associated with poor air quality
"My policy on cake is pro having it and pro eating it".
Boris Johnson
When the price of natural gas increases it makes the cost of climate action cheaper. So a more pessimistic assessment of the cost of climate action during a gas crisis is all the more surprising. Or am I missing something?
Yes, it is doubly bizarre that changes in views correlated in the way they did post-2022. You wouldn’t expected it all else equal, but all else wasn’t even equal, as you point out.
When people complain about the costs / trade offs of action I do think it’s worth pointing out the costs of inaction, like the costs of rebuilding after hurricanes, floods and wildfires, increased insurance costs, or no insurance at all, the health costs associated with poor air quality
This
"When you sell a difficult transition as a free lunch, support collapses the moment the bill arrives."
All my colleagues of profession (sustainability and impact investment) should read it.
There are win wins, of course. But if everything would be win win, why should we talk about this? why should this be a problem?
Love this!