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In reply to the discussion: Still we persist. [View all]

Think. Again.

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1. I absolutely agree that we must stop using any type of fossil fuel in any way.
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 06:46 AM
Nov 2024

Yes, CO2 emissions are rising as fast as our energy use is rising, but luckily a little of that energy use IS now being covered by non-CO2 emitting green energy tech, we just have to keep building that imbalance so that non-fossil fuel, non-CO2 emitting energy will be the majority of the energy we produce AND use.

I believe that a major step toward doing that would be to ignore the useless appeals and discussions on why we should use this Clean energy tech as opposed to that Green energy tech, and to shut our ears to diversions based on false science and un-greenwashing attempts such as pages-long explanations and overthinking of the very simple plan to build out as much actual Green tech as we can, as fast as we can. Those 'discussions' and appeals are just part of the ongoing work by the fossil fuel industry to continue stalling the implemenation of a clean energy economy, and therefore continue to sell more oil.

Luckily, we have multiple ways to produce energy and power that do not use fossil fuels, and each of those ways offers it's own unique benefits for the multiple ways we use energy and power. A lot of them are already cheaper than fossil fuels.

Let's get ALL of those sources of non-CO2-producing, non-fossil fuel-using sources of clean energy up and running as fast as we can to stop burning fossil fuels. We can figure out unimportant details and continue to perfect the green energy industry later.

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