Caleth
Caleth t1_je54o8f wrote
Reply to comment by Tearakan in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty
It does matter and you're sea lioning. We don't turn the global economy on a dime it takes years. We've spend literally decades digging this hole we're in and we've spent maybe one trying to dig out, not even a whole decade really as for example in America we just got over Trump who was working on bringing back clean glorious beautiful coal.
Remember that? Now we're all in on IRA and cars are electrifying, solar and wind are starting to make up nearly all of our new installed production. We don't scream at the baby when it starts crawling demanding it be an Olympic level athlete the next day.
We had shit like like Russia act up so the gas they were burning got down converted to coal by many EU countries. Even with that we've seen a near tipping over to emmison reductions.
So be gone shill we're moving forward and as things get worse the urge to improve will become stronger. But as it stands right now you're in the way of saving the species. Spreading FUD to act against this creates despair and harms all our futures. So stop.
Caleth t1_je5yei1 wrote
Reply to comment by Tearakan in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty
Again see my point about truning the world economy around we are moving at a rapid pace for a world of 8 billion with all that commercial and political inertia.
Now you're right we're not moving fast enough, but as I pointed out as things worsen our inertia will change.
There's a strong likelyhood we'll see a wet bulb event. Probably somewhere like India millions will die and people will be shocked enough to effect real change. It's an ugly thought but it's a reality I've resigned myself to we as a species don't do forward planning well.
But after that things will shift into high gear it'll be the economic and political equivalent of the climate dropping a nuke on us.