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   Ten Questions to Ask Yourself About the Transition to Renewables   
   July 22, 2023, Wall St. Journal   
   The issue of alternative energy raises difficult questions.   
      
   The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy will involve disruptive   
   changes, raising questions about which technologies to choose, how fast to   
   move, the government’s role, and who will bear the costs and risks.   
      
   Here are 10 questions to ponder. The point isn’t to come up with a right or   
   wrong answer but to think about some of the questions being asked today.   
      
   01: A homeowner objects to a wind farm that’s visible from his window. How   
   much of a say should he have? What if so many homeowners object that it   
   becomes impossible to expand wind farms to any great extent?   
      
   02: Advocates for government funding for EVs, solar and the like compare it to   
   insurance—spending money now to reduce the chance that we’ll have to spend   
   even greater amounts in the future to cover the damage caused by storms,   
   drought and other    
   impacts of global warming. Do you find that analogy persuasive? If not, why?   
      
   03: Should the U.S. speed up the energy transition by becoming more dependent   
   on foreign countries for critical materials for solar panels, batteries and   
   the like? Or should it slow the transition until it can build domestic supply   
   chains for these    
   products?   
      
   04: California has a 2035 deadline to phase out gas-car sales. Should the   
   federal government mandate a countrywide phaseout of gas-car sales? If so, how   
   far in the future is reasonable?   
      
   05: Do environmental concerns motivate you to consider buying an electric   
   vehicle? If so, how much more would you be willing to pay for it? Would you   
   buy it for $1,000 more? $5,000? $10,000 or more?   
      
   06: Should poorer countries be able to transition to cleaner power more slowly   
   than richer countries, maybe even increasing their pollution, to improve   
   living conditions? Do you agree with rich countries’ commitments to   
   subsidize the transition for    
   poorer countries?   
      
   07: Should consumers receive incentives to buy electric vehicles? If not,   
   should owners of gas-powered cars pay a fee to account for the environmental   
   damage of their cars?   
      
   08: Should nuclear power play a bigger role in energy production? How big a   
   risk of a catastrophic accident would be acceptable? Would your answer change   
   if the nuclear power plant were to be placed in your town?   
      
   09: Should consumers get to use as much fossil-fuel-created energy as they   
   want, if they can afford it? Do we owe anything to future generations who may   
   be affected by climate changes caused way before their time?   
      
   10: Should developed countries whose past growth has led to climate change   
   compensate poorer countries that are at environmental risk, for instance from   
   flooding? Should specific companies provide such compensation?   
      
   https://www.wsj.com/articles/transition-renewables-fossil-fuels-   
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