Economic Theory overlooks reality,
It is not that the sacred market cannot pay workers better, but rather that it is not convenient. A person in a state of need (tied to debt or poverty) is a modern, docile, manipulable, functional slave. Just like the indebted countries—the indebted poor, not the indebted rich.
Source: Supply and Demand Is a Scam to Disguise Inhumane Working Conditions | The Smirking Chimp
The International Energy Agency, in a new report that is just out, estimates that 90% of new global electricity demand through 2025 will be met by low-carbon sources — renewables and nuclear. It is mostly renewables, but the report mentions the French bringing their reactors back on line and the building of a few new nuclear plants in China, Japan, India and South Korea.
Source: IEA: Renewables plus Nuclear are able to meet 90% of Globe’s New Electricity demand Through 2025
Economic growth is tearing the planet apart, and new research suggests that it can’t be reconciled with sustainability
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