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So far no one is proposing solutions, only band aides.
Solar and wind are semi solutions, problem is that unless you have a plan to generate 100% of your power you are still getting a ton of greenhouse gases from burning coal in your power plant and gasoline in your car. Electric vehicles are also not a solution as long as we are generating electricity with coal. So what we need is unlimited clean energy that is concentrated enough to power our major cities and which does not produce greenhouse gases. The best technology on the horizon is fusion. We are probably 5 years away from producing this economically. They have generated power with fusion and they have even generated more power than they consumed. So we are moving along a path that leads to economically viable solution. What would really speed things up is if the US, China and Europe could work together like the space program, or NATO. The US spends about 0.5$ billion a year on Fusion research. Imagine what would happen if the US, China and Europe invested $15 billion. This is certainly far more important for national security than the wall, China is flush with cash and all three of us should view this technology as the future if it is truly viable. We have spent virtually that much on the Large Hadron Collider, which will certainly advance our understanding of particle physics. But when comparing the two -- pure research tool that will advance our understanding vs revolutionary power source that will transform the world and truly offer a way to become carbon neutral
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