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Well, fossil fuels are indeed very convenient. However I disagree that they are/were cheap. The costs are just hidden. I mean, that's the whole point we are hav
by goethes_kind 3y ago
Well, fossil fuels are indeed very convenient. However I disagree that they are/were cheap. The costs are just hidden. I mean, that's the whole point we are having to replace them.
- hkt 3y agoHere's a thought: if Russia didn't have a market for its oil and gas, would anyone be on the hook for war materiel in Ukraine?
- epistasis 3y agoThis is pretty far afield from the current conversation, but I think that there would be far far more support for Ukraine if Russia didn't have massive amounts of fossil fuels. Russia's ability to withhold them is a source of economic and political power.
- hkt 3y agoIt is absolutely related to the current conversation, though - fossil fuels as diplomatic leverage. Russia's economy couldn't support the war without trade in fossil fuels either.