I read on my iPod 90% of Americans don't care about climate change global warming I'm not sure what news source that came from. but I know people will not give up the way of life energy give them and when you raise the price of energy the poor people suffer. It's going to be interesting to see what happens in the future. The rest of the world wants to live like Americans do.

@dc65 Yeah, that's weird. The Thai can't believe it when they express such a wish and I start telling them how cold it gets there, the rent for a one bedroom apartment, plus utilities, deposits, a car, car insurance, medical costs, medical insurance, etc. They usually just stare at me in disbelief..they can't imagine such a world.

But many countries put the US to shame.

For instance, the Swedes issued a challenge to become the first 100-percent renewable countries, Costa Rica plans to be carbon-neutral by 2021, Nicaragua wants 90-percent renewable energy by 2020, mostly from wind, solar, and geothermal sources.

But several US states are also making progress; for instance, Duke Energy has plans to build three solar power plants in Kentucky, and a NOAA study estimates that America could reduce emissions 80 percent in 15 years without raising consumer power costs, by using more renewables.

@birdingnut what do you think about the Chinese continue to build coal-fired power plants?
from what I understand Chinese are not going to do anything to reduce carbon dioxide emissions until 2030. I'm not sure where India stands on this subject. but I know India does use a lot of coal. what do you think about nuclear power I think it is worth the risk the French have been doing it for many years with a good safety record.

@dc65 There are many green alternatives, even safe, efficient ways to use nuclear power, but the Oligarchies control things for their profit. Patents are blocked, inventors are killed, etc, so Big Oil can force everyone to buy from them.

From Wikipedia: China is the world's leading country in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over double the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States. In 2013 the country had a total capacity of 378 GW of renewable power, mainly from hydroelectric and wind power. China's renewable energy sector is growing faster than its fossil fuels and nuclear power capacity.

@dc65 Wikipedia on India: "Renewable energy accounted for 18.37% of the total installed power capacity in India in 2017[1]. India set a target of producing 40% of its total energy needs through renewable sources by 2030, as stated in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions statement in the Paris Agreement[2]."

@dc65 But tell me about your living and traveling in an RV. Traveling in a sustainable, green energy RV sounds ideal for me, but so far the available models are almost as expensive as buying a house. There are some compact models that you can park anywhere and it collects wind and solar power, rainwater, can be used completely off grid. Even those are out of reach to most, but I keep hoping that by the time I get back to the US, there will be more inexpensive options, or I can retrofit something myself.