Das „Was ist mit China?“ Ausrede hält einfach nicht stand

What if we cleaned up our power grid, increased the energy efficiency of our transportation system, added multiple redundant layers of energy storage, distributed and de-centralized much of our power production, and it was all for nothing?

I mean sure, we would have less childhood asthma and lower rates of cancer and it would put lots of people to work and stimulate all sorts of new industries and create a minor economic boom and it would make us more resilient against natural disasters and it would make us more resilient to price shocks in the energy market, but how much would it cost the shareholders of oil and gas companies?