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dominantspecies t1_it27jjj wrote

Reply to comment by C1-10PTHX1138 in German leader warns against 'worldwide renaissance' for coal by Wagamaga

Literally nothing. Nothing is going to change because the top 1% don’t give a flying fuck about the climate and it would make the slightly less money to do anything. Nothing will change and things will just get worse and worse . If you are over 50 you will probdbly be dead before it gets completely miserable

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Cmdr_Redbeard t1_it282l7 wrote

Yea man, I plan to die in the food wars saving my nephew or somthing.

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dominantspecies t1_it286kd wrote

I don’t know if you are being sarcastic or what but do you see hope for real change?

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Snoo93079 t1_it2kakp wrote

Hasn't Germany been moving away from nuclear due to public sentiment? It sounds like their people have made a difference, but not in a good way. But I suggest it demonstrates you're wrong about being completely fatalist.

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hoodoo-operator t1_it3bmu9 wrote

yup, they voted to shut down the nuclear plants, which means they have to replace them with coal in the meantime, at least until more renewables get built out.

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In the US coal is basically dead, the "coal renaissance" basically seems like a china/germany problem.

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danielravennest t1_it364up wrote

> it would make them slightly less money to do anything.

Not correct. Solar and wind are now the cheapest energy sources, which is why they are rapidly growing. Hydropower first came into use in 1882, so it had a big head start, but not for long.

So assuming the usual profit motive, the 1% can make more money investing in renewables, which is exactly what is happening.

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geekynerdynerd t1_it387oc wrote

Tbh it's kinda dumb that hydro isn't more popular. It's the only renewable that can provide both base load and on-demand power. In areas where it's possible it should be a no brainer.

It might have it's own ecological issues, but that's true of literally every form of power production.

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hoodoo-operator t1_it3bj5f wrote

In areas where it's possible it's used a lot, the problem is that most areas aren't great places for building big dams.

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Key_Confidence_2111 t1_it39cyj wrote

You are missing the obvious that gas and oil are spending a lot of money to slow the swap, no matter how much cheaper wind and solar is the people making the decisions are more likely to personally profit from fossil fuels

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danielravennest t1_it3hqb4 wrote

Coal is already down 57% in the US as a power source. New US Power Plants are around 70% renewables these days.

Oil will take longer. Electric only reached 10% of new vehicle sales this year, and it takes about 20 years to replace the total vehicle fleet. So that means perhaps 1% of the vehicle fleet is electric so far.

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C1-10PTHX1138 t1_it281vs wrote

If it’s just one percent why don’t we just eat them.

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RGBedreenlue t1_it36lwg wrote

Nothing will change if the people think that nothing can be done. This world is built and maintained by the 99%.

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