Look at this graph of renewable electricity costs!!
And look at this graph of learning curves for all sorts of batteries!!
And look how bad the IEA has been at forecasting the growth of solar!
Actually the IEA is just really bad at this.
See also: Batteries and the EIA.
Now look at this chart of when building NEW solar plants is expected to be cheaper than continuing to operate EXISTING coal and gas plants in various regions!
Now look at how fast electric vehicles are taking over!
And look how much cheaper electric cars are to build!
And look at how much cheaper electric cars are to OWN!
Folks...we're going to win this thing.
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The terms "low-skilled" and "high-skilled" are insulting, yes. But somebody give me a better way to say "possessing skills that command a high premium in the labor market" vs. "not possessing such skills" without typing those phrases out every time.
And some people are responding that I should just say "low-wage" vs. "high-wage" but this is absolutely wrong. I'm talking about PEOPLE, not jobs. A PhD student waiting tables is low-wage, but not "low-skill". So that isn't going to work.
Also, "just don't think about this distinction" really isn't going to fly here either, as earnings potential matters for all kinds of policy decisions.
The former Warsaw Pact countries are doing great, making steady progress toward catching up with West Europe.
The Baltics took a huge hit from the fall of the USSR and another huge hit from the 2008 financial crisis, but they have bounced back both times and are on a very positive growth trajectory.
Vintage Lego battle: Space Police vs. ragtag anarchist protester fleet
Who will win??
"ACAB!!!" the anarchists shout over the subspace network as they bravely dive their homemade fighter craft at the massive police battlecruiser
The Space Police have bulked up their armaments, due to years of surplus military equipment getting dumped on the market after the war against the Star Wars Lego sets