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'Insanity': petrostates planning expansion of fossil fuels, UN report
- haltist 3y agoThe status quo is working out so well for them that they are planning to expand capacity and make even more profits.
- sydbarrett74 3y agoThe sheiks will live in lavish wealth, so who cares if the proles melt in the blazing sun? /s
- RetroTechie 3y agoLuckily we've reached a point where market forces will push the energy transition forward. That will achieve what policies failed to do.
- pengaru 3y ago"The countries responsible for the largest carbon emissions from planned fossil fuel production are India (coal) ..." In the film Before The Flood[0] it's made pretty clear that India has both a massive coal reserve to tap into, and a population the size of the entire United States still living without electricity (at the time) about to become electrified - likely via said coal. That was in 2016, has anything changed in India to actually prevent this outcome? It's not like we didn't see it coming. Big populations, big problems. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Flood_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Flood_(film)