Sure, and if you ask German conservatives lignite is practically green energy too. From an environmental point of view the biggest mistake was to cut down on t

Sure, and if you ask German conservatives lignite is practically green energy too. From an environmental point of view the biggest mistake was to cut down on the development and production of nuclear plants because now it's too late to just bet on pivoting to nuclear if we still want to reach literally any of the climate goals. But more fossil fuels are not the answer. The most effective way to cut emissions at this point is to reduce energy use, but there is no economical incentive for the industry to do so and you can only go so far by shaming consumers. There is political capital in talking about overconsumption. There is no political capital in talking about overproduction. EDIT: The original slogan for recycling was "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" but you there's no money in reducing (not "buy electric" or "buy low-energy" but literally not buying) or reusing (not "buy second hand" or "buy refurbished", literally using what you already have).