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2007). Any further contribution to electricity supply by the intermittents must be
backed up by stored solar and wind energy and/or by operable and highly
flexible operating base load energy supply such as pumped or dammed hydro.
Very large amounts of storage (whether in the form of hydrogen, compressed air
energy (CAES), batteries, flywheels or pumped hydro) would be required to back
up an electricity system that relies heavily on solar and wind energy.
3.2 Status Quo – No Man Made Global Warming
Historically, the carbon energy economy has been a great success for improving
economic growth and raising global living standards. It has also become less
polluting and more abundant, affordable and reliable, particularly in the second
half of the last century (Bradley; 2003). This record contradicts the energy
Malthusians who have long predicted increasing scarcity, physical shortages,
worsening pollution and general crises from increasing dependence upon carbon
energies (Bradley; 2003). One of the major challenge policymakers has been to
provide energy sustainability and eradicate energy poverty. The World Energy
Council and International Energy Agency estimate that approximately 2 million
people die prematurely as a result of a lack of access to electricity, relying on
wood and dung for home cooking and heating. These people suffer from acute
smoke inhalation, subsistence productivity and unsanitary living conditions. This
regional energy poverty amid global energy plenty a major challenge for
policymakers amid the climate change hype.
Poverty magnifies the effects of extreme weather, earth quakes and other
negative events (Bradley; 2003). Therefore poverty eradication should be a major
policy imperative. Any climate-change policy reducing energy availability or
affordability for populations that are industrialising will have a negative impact in
this respect and is likely to create negative net benefit. To the extent that
policies are not supporting growth in these countries, climate-change policy can
be promoting poverty sustainability rather than energy sustainability (Bradley;
2003). For developed countries where poverty is not acute, a health is wealth
standard should guide public policy (Bradley; 2003). In this setting, it would make
sense for policymakers to utilize the least expensive fuel sources instead of
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2007). Any further contribution to electricity supply by the intermittents must be
backed up by stored solar and wind energy and/or by operable and highly
flexible operating base load energy supply such as pumped or dammed hydro.
Very large amounts of storage (whether in the form of hydrogen, compressed air
energy (CAES), batteries, flywheels or pumped hydro) would be required to back
up an electricity system that relies heavily on solar and wind energy.
3.2 Status Quo – No Man Made Global Warming
Historically, the carbon energy economy has been a great success for improving
economic growth and raising global living standards. It has also become less
polluting and more abundant, affordable and reliable, particularly in the second
half of the last century (Bradley; 2003). This record contradicts the energy
Malthusians who have long predicted increasing scarcity, physical shortages,
worsening pollution and general crises from increasing dependence upon carbon
energies (Bradley; 2003). One of the major challenge policymakers has been to
provide energy sustainability and eradicate energy poverty. The World Energy
Council and International Energy Agency estimate that approximately 2 million
people die prematurely as a result of a lack of access to electricity, relying on
wood and dung for home cooking and heating. These people suffer from acute
smoke inhalation, subsistence productivity and unsanitary living conditions. This
regional energy poverty amid global energy plenty a major challenge for
policymakers amid the climate change hype.
Poverty magnifies the effects of extreme weather, earth quakes and other
negative events (Bradley; 2003). Therefore poverty eradication should be a major
policy imperative. Any climate-change policy reducing energy availability or
affordability for populations that are industrialising will have a negative impact in
this respect and is likely to create negative net benefit. To the extent that
policies are not supporting growth in these countries, climate-change policy can
be promoting poverty sustainability rather than energy sustainability (Bradley;
2003). For developed countries where poverty is not acute, a health is wealth
standard should guide public policy (Bradley; 2003). In this setting, it would make
sense for policymakers to utilize the least expensive fuel sources instead of
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