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If the US refuses to participate in the energy revolution, then it'll be a Russia-tier power within a generation.
by kibwen 8mo ago
If the US refuses to participate in the energy revolution, then it'll be a Russia-tier power within a generation.
- logicchains 8mo agoEmpirically, Europe's embrace of the "energy revolution" has done far more to bring it closer to Russia, making energy 2-3x more expensive and gradually destroying Germany's industrial base. So much so that it can't even produce as many munitions as Russia, in spite of a GDP around ten times larger.
- DFHippie 8mo agoGive Germany time. The US and Russia have forced them to rearm.
- kibwen 8mo agoNo, the energy revolution in question is renewables, specifically solar plus batteries. In no sense has any European embrace of renewables (to the extent that it exists (or does not exist)) in any given country pushed them further towards Russia, the run-down gas station of the world. It is pushing them closer toward China, which is almost certainly as bad for Europe in the long run as relying on Russia or the US, but it's not like Europe was competitive in the non-renewable energy sector either, outside of Norway.
- uecker 8mo agoConsidering that for electricity production gas is imported, but this amount is stable over decades in Germany and a small fraction of overall gas use, and not imported from Russia anymore, I would say this is nonsense. Did the US stop importing from Rosatom btw?