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Solar/wind are indeed competitive now, and would be even more competitive once countries get their act together and stop allowing fossil fuels to treat the atmo
by _aavaa_ 3y ago
Solar/wind are indeed competitive now, and would be even more competitive once countries get their act together and stop allowing fossil fuels to treat the atmosphere as a free sewer.
But take a look at this graph: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/US_Energy_Consumption_historical_percent.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/US_Energ...
It's still 80% fossil fuel. Until those numbers reverse we are getting ahead of ourselves.
If a pipe bursts in your house you start by turning off the water, not by investing in a dehumidifier.
As for carbon capture right now, it’s fossil fuel shills: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/16/carbon-engineering-was-always-a-figleaf-for-fossil-fuel-industry-now-its-owned-outright-by-them/ https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/16/carbon-engineering-was-...