"Solutions that involve cutting energy use to very low levels are no good. **People need energy to live a good and healthy life. They need it for health care, for education, to power washing machines and kitchen appliances so they have time to work, play and learn**. They will also need it to adapt to climate change. ([Location 1537](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1537))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[electricity]], [[poverty]], [[economics]], [[determinants-of-health]], [[climate-change]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]