Green Energy

I was mostly joking about Taylor Swift or Beyoncé tours being more important to the economy than entire sectors.

It’s probably impossible to calculate this without making major assumptions but it’d be interesting to compare the economic impact after factoring in negative externalities like pollution, CO~2~ emissions, health problems, premature deaths, etc. I’m sure a few horny old men died when Beyoncé came out as a surprise guest during Coldplay’s Super Bowl halftime show. And Taylor Swift’s private jet emits a ton of CO~2~. But the full lifecycle of coal and coal-fired power plants might ultimately have negative economic value for a region. London in the 50’s had smog so bad from burning coal, they have a whole term (pea soupers) for days when you couldn’t see.