Oljefondet kan redde verden

  

Hvordan?  Jo, oljefondet e.l. bør investere stort i utvikling av klimavennlig teknologi.  Ny teknologi er antakelig/kanskje nødvendig for å avverge en klimakatastrofe.  Et eksempel:  

 

I et brev til Barack Obama i desember 2008 foreslo klimaeksperten James Hansen ”urgent R&D [research & development] on 4th generation nuclear power”:

 

“4th generation nuclear power (4th GNP) and coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) at present are the best candidates to provide large baseload nearly carbon-free power (in case renewable energies cannot do the entire job). Predictable criticism of 4th GNP (and CCS) is: “it cannot be ready before 2030.” However, the time needed could be much abbreviated with a Presidential initiative and Congressional support. <…>

 

Existing nuclear reactors use less than 1% of the energy in uranium, leaving more than 99% in long-lived nuclear waste. 4th GNP can “burn” that waste, leaving a small volume of waste with a half-life of decades rather than thousands of years.” 
Dette høres jo fantastisk ut, ikke minst den siste setningen.  

 

I 2006 brukte industrilandene 85 ganger så mye penger på militær r&d som på fornybar energi r&d.  Oljenasjoner som Norge har et særlig ansvar for å bidra til å rette opp galskapen.