CAN WE ABANDON POLLUTIVE FOSSIL FUELS AND AVOID AN ENERGY CRISIS ?
By Richard Heinberg
Similar to the two navigational hazards mythologized as sea monsters in ancient Greece — Scylla and Charybdis — which gave rise to sayings such as , “ between the devil and the deep blue sea ” and “ between a rock and a hard place ,” modern energy policy has its own Scylla and Charybdis . On the one hand is the requirement to maintain sufficient energy flows to avoid economic peril . On the other hand is the need to avert climate catastrophe resulting from such activities . Policymakers naturally want all the benefits of abundant energy with none of the attendant climate risks . But tough choices can no longer be put off .
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