alt Hacker NewsThis is like assuming people in africa need telephone lines strewn to every home in order to have telecommunications. The developing world doesn't need oil. It needs solar panels and ever cheaper batteries.
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lotsofpulp • today at 11:14 AM
No, it’s like assuming people in Africa want developed country luxuries like detached single family homes, individual cars, and flights.
And while telephone wires might not be needed, much more energy intensive infrastructure like water and sewer pipes and power lines are needed.
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The growth of energy use is mostly in countries that are industrializing/developing. Places like India/Indonesia/Vietnam/... are where most energy will be added and they'll all add coal.