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David J C MacKay Quotes

Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great Picture Quote #1

We can’t be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there’s a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion Picture Quote #1

When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of carbon sitting under Saudi Arabia in the form of oil, and this carbon powered the Industrial Revolution, it put the ‘Great’ in Great Britain, and led to Britain’s temporary world domination Picture Quote #1

I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from Picture Quote #1

I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, ‘Well, how much energy do you use at home?’ And I was embarrassed. I didn’t actually know Picture Quote #1

To have constructive conversations about the world’s energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers Picture Quote #1

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The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second Picture Quote #1

Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture Picture Quote #1

I was distressed by the poor quality of the debate surrounding energy. I was also noticing so much green wash from politicians and big business. I was tired of the debate - the extremism, the nimbyism, the hair shirt. We need a constructive conversation about energy, not a Punch and Judy show. I just wanted to try to reboot the whole debate Picture Quote #1

We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It’s just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous Picture Quote #1

It sounded like a very loud vacuum cleaner behind us Picture Quote #1

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If all the ineffective ideas for solving the energy crisis were laid end to end, they would reach to the moon and back Picture Quote #1

In a climate where people don’t understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder Picture Quote #1

Most of physics is about energy, and physicists understand inefficiencies. I wanted to write a book about our energy options in a neutral, human-accessible form Picture Quote #1

Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture Picture Quote #1

I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, ‘Well, how much energy do you use at home?’ And I was embarrassed. I didn’t actually know Picture Quote #1

To have constructive conversations about the world’s energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers Picture Quote #1

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The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second Picture Quote #1

All renewables, much as I love them, are diffuse. They all have a small power per unit area, and we have to live with that fact Picture Quote #1

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Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great. (David J C MacKay Quotes) We can’t be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there’s a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion (David J C MacKay Quotes) When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of carbon sitting under Saudi Arabia in the form of oil, and this carbon powered the Industrial Revolution, it put the ‘Great’ in Great Britain, and led to Britain’s temporary world domination. (David J C MacKay Quotes) I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from. (David J C MacKay Quotes) I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, ‘Well, how much energy do you use at home?’ And I was embarrassed. I didn’t actually know. (David J C MacKay Quotes) To have constructive conversations about the world’s energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers. (David J C MacKay Quotes) The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second. (David J C MacKay Quotes) Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture. (David J C MacKay Quotes) I was distressed by the poor quality of the debate surrounding energy. I was also noticing so much green wash from politicians and big business. I was tired of the debate - the extremism, the nimbyism, the hair shirt. We need a constructive conversation about energy, not a Punch and Judy show. I just wanted to try to reboot the whole debate. (David J C MacKay Quotes) We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It’s just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous (David J C MacKay Quotes) It sounded like a very loud vacuum cleaner behind us (David J C MacKay Quotes) The bottom line in 2007 is that enrollment costs are going up substantially, drug coverage is declining and the brand name coverage in the doughnut hole is being eliminated... Medicare D is an insurance program, not a benefit. As consumption increases, so too will cost. The changes in 2007 clearly demonstrate the limitations of the program (David J C MacKay Quotes) If all the ineffective ideas for solving the energy crisis were laid end to end, they would reach to the moon and back (David J C MacKay Quotes) In a climate where people don’t understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder (David J C MacKay Quotes) Most of physics is about energy, and physicists understand inefficiencies. I wanted to write a book about our energy options in a neutral, human-accessible form (David J C MacKay Quotes) Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture (David J C MacKay Quotes) I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, ‘Well, how much energy do you use at home?’ And I was embarrassed. I didn’t actually know (David J C MacKay Quotes) To have constructive conversations about the world’s energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers (David J C MacKay Quotes) The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second (David J C MacKay Quotes) All renewables, much as I love them, are diffuse. They all have a small power per unit area, and we have to live with that fact (David J C MacKay Quotes)