The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy
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文章讨论了化石燃料与经济增长的关系，指出其虽带来发展，但也造成极端天气等高昂代价，且海平面上升等影响将持续数百年。作者认为，如今已有更优方式推动增长，既能减少环境破坏，也不会给后代留下难以处理的碳债务。
One argument that often comes up about climate change is that fossil fuels are good because they powered economic growth that has left most people better off overall. And, to an extent, that has been true, but it's also an extremely limited perspective.
It's pretty obvious now that the growth they powered has come with very high costs that we've only recently started to pay, in the form of damages and disruptions from extreme weather events. With things like sea level rise expected to continue for centuries even if we hit net zero, it's difficult to estimate how expensive that growth will eventually be.
But that perspective is also limited: We now have better ways to power our growth—ways that are less environmentally damaging now and won't leave our descendants with a carbon debt that will be difficult to manage.
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