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>It's really inevitable - even if climate wasn't a concern, eventually fossil fuel reserves will be depleted and even before then, the costs for new tech will b
by tastyfreeze 4y ago
>It's really inevitable - even if climate wasn't a concern, eventually fossil fuel reserves will be depleted and even before then, the costs for new tech will be lower than for old tech (witness the end of the steam engine).
If it is inevitable, it doesn't need to be forced by legislation. Forcing a change before the replacement tech is cost competitive will set us back and price people out.
- photochemsyn 4y agoThe serious disadvantages for Germany of relying on fossil fuel imports should need no more explanations at this point, and part of the government's job is to pass legislation that improves the economic conditions for the German population, isn't it? It's no different from passing legislation on safety standards for automobiles, or regulations on banking that prevent criminal frauds and so on.
- rekoil 4y ago> Forcing a change before the replacement tech is cost competitive will set us back and price people out. Except it will never be cost competitive if we keep subsidising fossil fuels (jet fuel for example is heavily subsidised to make air travel cheaper) and continue ignoring the indirect costs of the CO2 emitted when combusting said fossil fuels.
- tastyfreeze 4y agoI am against subsidies too. That just illustrates why subsidies are bad.