I'm so glad we slept on this and let almost all of our renewable industry go bankrupt. That will really pay off.
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probably same article (archive doesn't work) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sustainability/a-flood-of-green-tech-from-china-is-upending-global-climate-politics/articleshow/125240596.cms
Renewables are cheap energy. EVs better value transportation that can also support energy grid/home. You are richer with access, even if you don't make it yourself, and especially if you don't have an expensive life in the future.
A good solution to China dumping green tech on the market?
Everyone else ALSO dumps green tech on the market.
Yeah, there’s the problem with rare earth refinement, but that just means someone has to come up with a green solution that’s cheaper than China abusing its population and destroying its ecosystem to provide rare earths.
In other words, the solution to China dumping and accruing the costs isn’t political, it’s to beat them at their own game, in an ethical way. And it should be possible. Maybe not with CEOs pulling down trillion dollar bonuses, but if the people at the top tightened their belts, it could easily be done.
Just imagine if a few countries considered ecological defense to be a significant part of their military budget.
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