,
4 tweets,
2 min read
Read on Twitter
In 1962, JFK set a goal to land men on the moon by decade’s end. Meeting it developed tech that powers our age.
Climate change is our generation’s moon shot. Not a challenge harder or too costly to meet, but a chance to develop the energy that will power this century.
Climate change is our generation’s moon shot. Not a challenge harder or too costly to meet, but a chance to develop the energy that will power this century.
Big goals we’ve met:
Adjusted for inflation, the Apollo program cost $200 bil in 2019 dollars.
New Deal = $653 bil.
The US won WW2 for $4 tril over 4 years.
The estimated cost for converting to 100% renewables is $2 tril in 10 yrs, same as GOP tax cuts for the rich in one bill.
Adjusted for inflation, the Apollo program cost $200 bil in 2019 dollars.
New Deal = $653 bil.
The US won WW2 for $4 tril over 4 years.
The estimated cost for converting to 100% renewables is $2 tril in 10 yrs, same as GOP tax cuts for the rich in one bill.
Apollo program cost: extremetech.com/extreme/186600…
New Deal Cost: stlouisfed.org/publications/r…
WW2 Cost: warhistoryonline.com/history/cost-u…
100% renewable cost: thehill.com/policy/energy-…
(Contested by conservative critics. Nevertheless, cost of failure to act outweighs the cost of positive action)
New Deal Cost: stlouisfed.org/publications/r…
WW2 Cost: warhistoryonline.com/history/cost-u…
100% renewable cost: thehill.com/policy/energy-…
(Contested by conservative critics. Nevertheless, cost of failure to act outweighs the cost of positive action)
