Amol Palekar's Speech Cut Off At Mumbai Event For Criticising Governme - Page 6

Originally posted by: Stree

What makes you think I am triggered?

Dont worry I am cool as cucumber and if you want you can still answer what I asked of you😆

Originally posted by: Flame.

Did the lady miss the context, or whether she was just one of those bureaucrats who was trying to be in the good books of those on the higher level by being rude to Palekar. Can't really say.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I don't know about the lady. But most of us commenting here missed the context.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, Fluorinated gases are all greenhouse gases causing climate change. A few decades ago fluorinated gases received a lot of attention. Eventually, they were curtailed.

Why focus on carbon dioxide and carbon taxes? Because it is the biggest elephant in the room. The 2016 US greenhouse gas emissions were 81% carbon dioxide, 10% methane, 6% nitrous oxide, and 3% fluorinated gases. (1) The numbers are not that different in other nations.

Unfortunately, carbon taxing is not cut and dry. There are the oil and petrochemical lobby and automobile lobby that are against it. Many industries high in emissions are against it. Many people reliant on fuel are against it. Any increase in gas/petrol prices and everyone freaks out. That is what is happening in France.

Solar energy is stored in photovoltaic cells (battery). A few hours of sunlight can generate enough energy for several days. There are solar powered street lights here in the North that run easily through winter despite shorter days and long stretches of cloudy grey weather.

Solar panels degrade at 1% a year. After 20 years their capacity is 80% and not 0%.A solar grid can be built up over several years at a time. They can be then replenished a few panels at a time. This way costs can be reduced. (2)

When it comes to energy - clean is not the only thing going for solar energy.

The sun is infinite. The sun is universal (unlike oil/coal which are concentrated in certain regions). Solar energy can give people freedom to be untethered from the power grid. Electricity was slow to reach rural and low-density populations because there was no incentive to give them energy. They often were overcharged and forced to lease/own the lines and maintain them. The government had to intervene to subsidize and distribute energy. Solar allows rural and low-density populations to build their solar panels and be self-sufficient. Solar panels are also a one-time investment. Traditional energy costs you on a day to day basis.

Wind is similar. But I don't know as much detail on wind energy. I'd be happy to dig into it as well.

Originally posted by: chachichampa

The Congress did all that and more. The big thing they had on their side that time was there was no social media -- only a government controlled Doordarshan and bribed up media and news publications a little later. You have to only see how rich the media people from those days have become with no real legitimate sources of income --- and you can understand how they earned their incomes.

BJP is really no more controlling than the earlier parties. In fact it is really less I would say --- if they did what the Congress were doing in their time then I would justify the fascist tag. But as things go now I am hearing strong voices on both for and against the government so I think the fascist tag is mere propaganda and intelligent people should be able to see beyond propaganda despite whatever side they are on. Dont just get taken in by empty rhetoric.

Originally posted by: MeowMori

your opinion on nuclear energy ?

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, Fluorinated gases are all greenhouse gases causing climate change. A few decades ago fluorinated gases received a lot of attention. Eventually, they were curtailed.

Why focus on carbon dioxide and carbon taxes? Because it is the biggest elephant in the room. The 2016 US greenhouse gas emissions were 81% carbon dioxide, 10% methane, 6% nitrous oxide, and 3% fluorinated gases. (1) The numbers are not that different in other nations.

Unfortunately, carbon taxing is not cut and dry. There are the oil and petrochemical lobby and automobile lobby that are against it. Many industries high in emissions are against it. Many people reliant on fuel are against it. Any increase in gas/petrol prices and everyone freaks out. That is what is happening in France.

Solar energy is stored in photovoltaic cells (battery). A few hours of sunlight can generate enough energy for several days. There are solar powered street lights here in the North that run easily through winter despite shorter days and long stretches of cloudy grey weather.

Solar panels degrade at 1% a year. After 20 years their capacity is 80% and not 0%.A solar grid can be built up over several years at a time. They can be then replenished a few panels at a time. This way costs can be reduced. (2)

When it comes to energy - clean is not the only thing going for solar energy.

The sun is infinite. The sun is universal (unlike oil/coal which are concentrated in certain regions). Solar energy can give people freedom to be untethered from the power grid. Electricity was slow to reach rural and low-density populations because there was no incentive to give them energy. They often were overcharged and forced to lease/own the lines and maintain them. The government had to intervene to subsidize and distribute energy. Solar allows rural and low-density populations to build their solar panels and be self-sufficient. Solar panels are also a one-time investment. Traditional energy costs you on a day to day basis.

Wind is similar. But I don't know as much detail on wind energy. I'd be happy to dig into it as well.