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explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoAre the fossil fuels used to create wind and solar power are also unavoidable?
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explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoAre the fossil fuels used to create wind and solar power are also unavoidable?
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Absolutely. If you broaden the scope to include R&D, mining, transport, manufacturing, service, and disposal, you can’t eliminate fossil fuels from everywhere. And if you widen the scope even further and look at the absolute numbers, it’s very clear: even if the share of renewables in total energy production grows, fossil fuel use still increases in absolute terms. Renewables do not replace fossil fuels; they add to the energy mix. There is no transition. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use them, because they are faaaar better than “pure” fossil fuels and better than nuclear. It just means we shouldn’t think of them as the solution. They are not green; green energy simply does not exist. The only solution is degrowth. And it will happen, with or without humanity’s consent.