It is high time to popularize econology!
published: 24/01/09, 18:05
good evening everyone
The weekend is here, it is raining, and to warm myself I come to utter a cry of anger accompanied by an observation which may shock some but which is legitimate:
Ecology and a fortiori econology generates more debates, reflections and short-term projects than actions!
In other words, if there were as many real applications and concrete achievements at the level of the population as literature and great speeches, sustainable development would have taken a big step forward.
All the sites and specialized journals I consult go into technical discussions and optimization considerations that make the vast majority of those interested full of motivation and courage to bring their little stone to the building throws in the towel before even to have started their project.
Many questions asked, subjects opened by neophytes, very interesting subjects of the rest, and which end in fishtail or in outright abandonment!
Too complicated, too expensive, too uncertain, too vague, etc.
In the end, only specialists, experts and other pros equipped with quasi-professional manufacturing equipment can afford to embark on a realization often more for the pleasure of DIY and technological "beauty" than for ecological interest. .
For the others, those like me who are pointed out and blamed for doing nothing, it remains to turn to a commercial enterprise which will profit from this ignorance, this "incompetence", and this guilt for selling you hot water or clean electricity at a high price.
I have experienced it: solar, thermal, geothermal, ... an investment that borders on 20000 euros (quotes also play yoyo without my being able to really understand why).
Another heartbreaking detail: I try to keep myself informed by buying from time to time a specialized magazine on the subject (sustainable development, renewable energies, ecology ...). The price is that of luxury magazines! At less than 5 euros per magazine, it is because it is an uninteresting magazine or an introductory offer.
Economic behavior is ultimately expensive, very expensive too expensive. With all these prices, I prefer to connect a very energy-hungry appliance to an outlet in my living room and pay my bills to EDF, put gas in my car, fuel in my boiler and tell myself that protecting the environment it's for others or for later… even if I hear that later will be too late!
By the way, I believe that Nicolat Hulot and Jean Louis Borloo also make this observation because the Grenelle now take the form of wishful thinking. With each emission or declaration, although renewing their warning speech, they seem more and more annoyed and jaded!
What solutions to this distressing finding?
- Make it simple perhaps. How many subjects have I read on magazines, websites which, from the second page, drowned me in such technical and theoretical discourse that I give up.
- Before considering "The best", it is necessary to do "Quite short". Don't we say that "The best is the enemy of the good".
So even if the time and energy devoted to a project are not technically and scientifically profitable, or even ecologically insufficient, it will always be better than nothing and above all within everyone's reach. The conclusions that I read the most are: “technically it's not ideal!”, “Economically it's not profitable enough”, or even, “ecologically, it's too little”…
- True to Paretto's law which says that 80% of the population only has 20% of decision-making power (and vice versa), it would be good to think about how to provide these 80% with simple and economical means of reacting . Installing solar panels, buying an economical, low-emission or even electric car, carpooling, taking the train, bus or bicycle, this is often materially and economically impossible for most of us.
If you have ideas, let's talk!
Good on that, it's getting dark and chilly ... I'm going to turn on all my halogen lamps and turn up the temperature on my electric heaters.
The weekend is here, it is raining, and to warm myself I come to utter a cry of anger accompanied by an observation which may shock some but which is legitimate:
Ecology and a fortiori econology generates more debates, reflections and short-term projects than actions!
In other words, if there were as many real applications and concrete achievements at the level of the population as literature and great speeches, sustainable development would have taken a big step forward.
All the sites and specialized journals I consult go into technical discussions and optimization considerations that make the vast majority of those interested full of motivation and courage to bring their little stone to the building throws in the towel before even to have started their project.
Many questions asked, subjects opened by neophytes, very interesting subjects of the rest, and which end in fishtail or in outright abandonment!
Too complicated, too expensive, too uncertain, too vague, etc.
In the end, only specialists, experts and other pros equipped with quasi-professional manufacturing equipment can afford to embark on a realization often more for the pleasure of DIY and technological "beauty" than for ecological interest. .
For the others, those like me who are pointed out and blamed for doing nothing, it remains to turn to a commercial enterprise which will profit from this ignorance, this "incompetence", and this guilt for selling you hot water or clean electricity at a high price.
I have experienced it: solar, thermal, geothermal, ... an investment that borders on 20000 euros (quotes also play yoyo without my being able to really understand why).
Another heartbreaking detail: I try to keep myself informed by buying from time to time a specialized magazine on the subject (sustainable development, renewable energies, ecology ...). The price is that of luxury magazines! At less than 5 euros per magazine, it is because it is an uninteresting magazine or an introductory offer.
Economic behavior is ultimately expensive, very expensive too expensive. With all these prices, I prefer to connect a very energy-hungry appliance to an outlet in my living room and pay my bills to EDF, put gas in my car, fuel in my boiler and tell myself that protecting the environment it's for others or for later… even if I hear that later will be too late!
By the way, I believe that Nicolat Hulot and Jean Louis Borloo also make this observation because the Grenelle now take the form of wishful thinking. With each emission or declaration, although renewing their warning speech, they seem more and more annoyed and jaded!
What solutions to this distressing finding?
- Make it simple perhaps. How many subjects have I read on magazines, websites which, from the second page, drowned me in such technical and theoretical discourse that I give up.
- Before considering "The best", it is necessary to do "Quite short". Don't we say that "The best is the enemy of the good".
So even if the time and energy devoted to a project are not technically and scientifically profitable, or even ecologically insufficient, it will always be better than nothing and above all within everyone's reach. The conclusions that I read the most are: “technically it's not ideal!”, “Economically it's not profitable enough”, or even, “ecologically, it's too little”…
- True to Paretto's law which says that 80% of the population only has 20% of decision-making power (and vice versa), it would be good to think about how to provide these 80% with simple and economical means of reacting . Installing solar panels, buying an economical, low-emission or even electric car, carpooling, taking the train, bus or bicycle, this is often materially and economically impossible for most of us.
If you have ideas, let's talk!
Good on that, it's getting dark and chilly ... I'm going to turn on all my halogen lamps and turn up the temperature on my electric heaters.