[P2P-F] Renewable Energy After COP21: Nine issues for climate leaders to think about on the journey home

[Michel Bauwens]

"COP21 in Paris is over. Now it’s back to the hard work of fighting for,
> and implementing, the energy transition."
>
> In the following paper Richard Heinberg and David Fridley argue that not
> only do we need a plan but, in fact, we need lots of them. Their essay
> showcases the Post Carbon Institute’s proposal for energy transition,
> distinguishing between the easy stuff, the harder stuff, and the really
> hard stuff. Here's an excerpt:
>
> "Pursuing the renewable energy transition without equity in mind would
> likely doom the entire project. Unless the interests of people at lower
> economic levels are taken into account and existing inequalities are
> reduced, the inevitable stresses accompanying this all-encompassing
> societal transformation could result in ever-deeper divisions both between
> and within nations, and lead to open conflict. On the other hand, if
> everyone is drawn into a visionary project that entails shared effort as
> well as shared gains, the result could be overwhelmingly beneficial for all
> of humanity. This is true, of course, not only for the renewable energy
> transition but also for our response to impacts of climate change that are
> by now unavoidable."
>
> Link: *Renewable Energy After COP21: Nine issues for climate leaders to
> think about on the journey home
> <http://commonstransition.org/renewable-energy-after-cop21-nine-issues-for-climate-leaders-to-think-about-on-the-journey-home/>*
>
>


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