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As long as all the world requires increasingly more energy, there will be political support and policies which allow the extraction of fossil fuels. This is the
by mapleoin 8y ago
As long as all the world requires increasingly more energy, there will be political support and policies which allow the extraction of fossil fuels. This is the situation we have now. The companies digging up fossil fuel would go out of business if there was no demand for fossil fuels.
The problem is that the change in behaviour that this demands is great: ever thought about selling your car? or paying twice as much for a new electric car?
- sverige 8y agoGo further: ever thought about turning off your computers and not carrying a smartphone that requires charging every day? The internet and related hardware consume an ever-increasing percentage of total electrical output. We could just turn it all off if we were serious about climate change. Nothing really bad would happen. Seriously.
- michaelt 8y agoIn the UK, to fully charge an iPhone twice a day for a year takes £0.70 of electricity annually; the average 3- or 4-bedroom home uses £500+ of electricity a year. Anyone who has told you smartphones are a significant consumer of power doesn't know what they're talking about.
- sverige 8y agoSure, but how many servers are running to ensure that Big Tech can maintain 24/7 surveillance through those phones?