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Fossil fuel crisis framed as choice, not 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 crisis around fossil fuels is not an energy crisis at all, since renewables keep getting cheaper. The argument is that people simply need to commit to switching to the cheaper, cleaner option, which would also avoid damaging the atmosphere and reduce dependence on petrostates. The point is resonating in discussions about energy prices and the transition away from oil and gas.
Why now: High fossil fuel prices and the falling cost of renewables have reignited debate about speeding up the energy transition.
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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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