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Is the world becoming uninsurable?

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1. jopsen ◴[] No.42737131[source]
> The other way the world is becoming uninsurable is much of what we take for granted--abundant, affordable resources, products, food and fuel, for example--is not guaranteed, and cannot be insured by political or technological means.

Fuel is not guaranteed, but renewables, batteries, heat pumps, EVs and possible nuclear does increasingly give us a technological option for ensuring power.

It's fair to ask if economics will drive us to adopt these technologies on a wide enough scale before we run out.

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2. trollbridge ◴[] No.42737412[source]
I’m not sure how heat pumps and batteries “ensure power”. Building far more nuclear would create green jobs, high paying jobs, and ensure widespread power, but the current trend is to close nuclear power plants and burn natural gas instead.
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3. jopsen ◴[] No.42762022[source]
If you're willing to put down 10-30k USD on solar and batteries, you can probably cut the cable.

At least most of the year, depending on where you live.

Yes, nuclear would be great, but the time to make that decision was 20 years ago.