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[–] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Interesting considering how much solar and wind power we have now, and the rise of electric vehicles. You would have thought we’d at least have stopped some of the bleeding.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    No, this is what scares me so much, I feel like most people think that way and it is an extremely dangerous misconception.

    Climate change is ACCELERATING.

    I don't mean to jump on your comment, I just am very worried that this misconception is growing.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    The increase in energy demand vastly outpaces the supply of green energy, so the gap is filled by fossil fuels. Unfortunately a lot of the green energy marketing is just aimed at alleviating people's fear about the environment in order to curve criticism aimed at overconsumption.

    Realistically to adequately control climate change we would have to both increase green energy supply and reduce consumption.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago*

    That's because the whole theory is wrong.

    The renewables/EVs are being made in factories that are a long term investment in coal powered manufacturing. They are being shipped in oil powered ships and driven by diesel trucks on asphalt roads and mounted on concrete foundations or whatever.

    The entire supply chain is the exact same supply chain that was designed in the fossil fuel era.

    The renewable energy system is less than 3% of the whole thing and the system isn't being redesigned.

    Unfortunately, what we were doing was always childish and superficial.

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