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Outrageous-Echo-765 t1_j4no2c0 wrote

Reply to comment by farticustheelder in Fossil fuels already peaked, growth in renewables exponential by ObtainSustainability

I just saw a post in r/capitalism or something about how "renewables are dying". I struggle to understand how one can see the exponential growth, and how over 80% of global newly installed capacity comes from renewables and still confidently say stuff like that.

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Rofel_Wodring t1_j4qgjsc wrote

You don't understand it because you're either not zealous enough or not cynical enough. And let's be real here: there's a reason why the cynics think they'll get their way, no matter what Mother Nature nor the rest of human civilization thinks.

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fluteofski- t1_j4qir3i wrote

Oh yeah. I saw that too. That was such a weird read. I even struggle with understanding how people oppose the idea of renewables as well… I have a former buddy who is super opposed to solar, and insists that paying his electricity provider whatever the rates are is the morally correct thing to do.

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