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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    1. Eduardo Porter‏Verified account @portereduardo Oct 15

      Eduardo Porter Retweeted Noah Smith

      Fair. "Feasible" betterhttps://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1051865821440405504 …

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      Noah SmithVerified account @Noahpinion
      Replying to @portereduardo
      I don't know anyone who thinks it'll be cheap!
      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    2. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 15
      Replying to @portereduardo

      How feasible it is depends on storage. How good will batteries and other tech get? How much do wind and solar fill in for each other? Can we muster the will to pay for a smart grid? Will we be willing to construct nuclear peaker plants? Etc.

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. Eduardo Porter‏Verified account @portereduardo Oct 15
      Replying to @Noahpinion

      That pnas paper was IMMENSELY popular. Fact that relied on crazy assumptions didn't matter. It fit desired narrative.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/business/energy-environment/renewable-energy-national-academy-matt-jacobson.html …

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      Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 15
      Replying to @portereduardo

      Yeah it was unrealistic. But still, alternative energy tech is necessary.

      9:17 AM - 15 Oct 2018
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        1. Eduardo Porter‏Verified account @portereduardo Oct 15
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Absolutely

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        2. Stephen Judkins‏ @stephenjudkins Oct 15
          Replying to @Noahpinion @portereduardo

          The tech we need isn't really here yet. But my general Bayesian view of this: there are an enormous number of promising techs in development that, individually, can help make a zero-carbon economy feasible. And we only need some of them to succeed.

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        3. GhostTrace‏ @owenrumney Oct 15
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          what are the chances of fusion becoming real?

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        4. Stephen Judkins‏ @stephenjudkins Oct 15
          Replying to @owenrumney @Noahpinion @portereduardo

          "Real"? Very high. Q > 1 is going to come when ITER is finally done, maybe 2025. Practical and affordable? Maybe by the time we're very old it'll be there. Best realistic optimistic scenario is it's the major power source of the 22nd century

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