http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32067 Luis Enrique Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:34:41 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32067 "get's" ? “get’s” ?

]]> http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32066 Luis Enrique Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:34:16 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32066 actually, apologies, I don't think the above question in coherent - if the spending is investment with future benefits, then of course that get's netted out in the cba. Still, when people talk about "spending x on climate change mitigation", when we use those figures we need to make sure we use net cost (net present value) rather than gross cost. actually, apologies, I don’t think the above question in coherent – if the spending is investment with future benefits, then of course that get’s netted out in the cba. Still, when people talk about “spending x on climate change mitigation”, when we use those figures we need to make sure we use net cost (net present value) rather than gross cost.

]]> http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32065 Luis Enrique Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:13:47 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32065 hmm ... say the extra mitigation spending consists of electrifying all transportation in the UK. That'd cost money, but it would also be an investment with future benefits (lower power consumption, regardless of how it's generated). When you talk about how people apparently want to spend more than cba justifies, how are you treating investment spending? hmm … say the extra mitigation spending consists of electrifying all transportation in the UK. That’d cost money, but it would also be an investment with future benefits (lower power consumption, regardless of how it’s generated). When you talk about how people apparently want to spend more than cba justifies, how are you treating investment spending?

]]> http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32063 ChrisM Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:42:17 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32063 "But its hardly about how much money is spent". In which case who says we need to spend 1-2% of GDP? “But its hardly about how much money is spent”. In which case who says we need to spend 1-2% of GDP?

]]> http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32044 Chris Gilmour Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:48:07 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32044 But its hardly about how much money is spent, I could sell you some anti-global warming skin cream for £1,000,000 a jar, but its not quite as effective as spending the same on building flood defences. But its hardly about how much money is spent, I could sell you some anti-global warming skin cream for £1,000,000 a jar, but its not quite as effective as spending the same on building flood defences.

]]> http://timworstall.com/2009/07/14/renewables-are-rubbish/comment-page-1/#comment-32034 Newmania Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:18 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8556#comment-32034 That is a superb post . Shock and awe That is a superb post . Shock and awe

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