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At the same time the admin has undercut and gutted many climate tracking projects [0] so it's really not hard to see the underlying intentions. [0] for instanc
by krige 1y ago
At the same time the admin has undercut and gutted many climate tracking projects [0] so it's really not hard to see the underlying intentions.
[0] for instance https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-national-assessment-nasa-white-house-057cec699caef90832d8b10f21a6ffe8 https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-national-assessmen...
- adrianN 1y agoI think the point is that it looks like economics beat ecologics and renewables are getting built.
- infecto 1y agoThat is what I was leaning towards. Subsidies can be helpful to accelerate things but you have to be making the right bet. Ultimately it’s up to economics to make it a reality. Renewables are economically viable at this point in a lot of markets. The human race cannot make rational decisions at scale unless there is an immediate threat. The market so far in history has done the best job at pushing change. It’s far from perfect but I believe to be the best we have.
- adrianN 1y agoTo be fair, renewables are only competitive after untold billions of subsidies have financed R&D