keithps
keithps t1_j6bdr5t wrote
Reply to comment by green_flash in Hundreds of climate activists were arrested in The Hague after blocking the A12 highway in both ways on Saturday afternoon in protest at government subsidies for fossil fuels such as oil and gas by DoremusJessup
It's not quite that simple. The subsidies pay for things like upgrades to refineries, because the fossil fuel company knows its life is short and thus won't invest the money. But without the upgrades it will shut down, driving the cost up for consumers.
keithps t1_jaa7yfa wrote
Reply to comment by Runaround46 in China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants since 2015, report finds | China by cosmic_fetus
Roughly each gigawatt will consume ~10,000tons of coal each day. That's 500,000 tons of coal PER DAY. And I'm supposed to change my life to help the environment.