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It will only hit those nations in the West that succumb to it. Eurasia is doing fine with stable and reliable power, continuing to both increase fossil fuel us
by rsj_hn 4y ago
It will only hit those nations in the West that succumb to it.
Eurasia is doing fine with stable and reliable power, continuing to both increase fossil fuel usage and build out nuclear power at the same time. Africa is ramping up. Latin America is the wild card. Most of the world is going to keep on using fossil fuels, looking at what happened to Europe as an object lesson of becoming so rich that you forget what is foundational, indulge in religious fantasies -- and commit economic suicide.
In this sense the energy sanctions, while destroying the British and German economies, are a blessing to the rest of the world, because it provides a very clear picture of what happens when you go down this road. This is why China, India, and Japan are rushing to secure long term oil and gas contracts, and many nations in Africa and Asia are joining them in prioritizing secure fossil fuel providers even as they seek to build out more nuclear in order to reduce dependence on foreign inputs. See https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/ieo/ https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/ieo/ for detailed projections out to 2050 of different regions.
Britain and Germany are the main object lessons in this regard, but it's certainly not "the world".
- namdnay 4y agoI don’t see what religion has got to do with it? Europe is hardly the most religious part of the world Maybe Europe is just rich enough to be willing to sacrifice some of that to help others by reducing their emissions (or at least not harm them as much). Maybe Europe feels a certain responsibility, having started emitting carbon in the first place
- tjpnz 4y agoThey're strongly suggesting that climate change is a religious fantasy.