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Fossil fuel crisis is political, not an energy shortage
Original: The global crisis of # fossilFuels is not an # energy crisis: # Renewables to the contrary are getting ever cheaper. Peo
Commenters are arguing that the current fossil fuel crisis should not be called an energy crisis, since renewable energy keeps getting cheaper. The argument is that the technology and economics already favour the switch, and the real obstacle is the failure to move away from fossil fuels quickly, which also continues to harm the climate and concentrate geopolitical power.
Why now: Rising fossil fuel costs and climate concerns are pushing debate over a faster switch to cheap renewables.
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- The global crisis of # fossilFuels is not an # energy crisis: # Renewables to the contrary are getting ever cheaper. People just have to get their act together and switch to the cheap option. And yes, I know that that wouldn't destroy the atmosphere and it also wouldn't empower… · adrian_fellhauer@sueden.social · 8
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