StephaneHuartMar 16
Ketan Joshi

Cheers to everyone who delayed fossil fuel phaseout by saying "you can't switch off fossil fuels overnight"

Because thanks to them everyone now has to face a situation where fossil fuels are switched off overnight ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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Show threadAM๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟMar 16
@ketan
It's a clear argument for renewables sadly for all the wrong reasons๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Show threadWittynameMar 16
@ketan yep... but coincidentally they've already secured an alternative source in Venezuela
Show threadโ„๏ธSnowyIn๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ„๏ธMar 16

@ketan

They were not "ended overnight", there still are plenty of fossil fuels available, the difference being now they are more expensive, so that should be a win for the planet, right.

@drumahnz

Show threadProScience ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บMar 16

@ketan

Special cheers to the failing fossil-brownnosing media that spread dis- and misinformation about renewables, EVs, heatpumps etc.

Show threadAmorpheusMar 16

@ketan Who would have thought that MAGA will be the instance that puts true pressure on global energy transition.

We assumed oil magnats and the power the US received from binding the oil price to the Dollar will remain the primary force having everyone stick to fossil fuels.

Just as with BigTech, they go all in, ruining the entire US economy, as most nations now diverge from their economic influence.

The historic conclusion will be how the most influencial nation lost it all by stupidity.

Show threadNeil GallMar 16
@Amorpheus @ketan My 2026 bingo card has Trump falling out with the fossil fuel lobby and embracing renewables to spite them. Feels slightly more likely each month.
Show threadAmorpheusMar 16
@neilgall @ketan The irony behind it is yet unmeasurable. He promised to satisfy the interests of those who supported him financially in order for their business not to deprecate. Now they face the void for the decisions of the very same person.
Show threadmillennial fulcrumMar 16

@ketan spot on.

but don't worry about the liars. nobody does anything to correct them, not even the law for some reason. they'll be onto their next destructive, murderous lie before you know it with their heads still, inexplicably, attached to their pencil necks.

every problem we have we have because we collectively choose to allow evil to live.

so don't sweat it. nobody else does. most people are demonstrably keen for a boot to press down upon their neck, forever.

Show threadSilkesterMar 16

@ketan

We are still far far far away from "switched off overnight"

We might get anther time with car free Sundays... that is car reduced Sundays, since we have a significant number of cars that can run on fusion power from the sun, or kinetic energy from Earth itself, like wind and tides.

But I appreciate the motivation that comes with this fossil fuel crisis.

Show threadkaliMar 16
@ketan haha but please don't become an accelerationist
Show threadkaliMar 16
@ketan this will cause unprecedented suffering. ijs.
Show threadmanchickenMar 16
@ketan It's almost like folks were right when they said getting away from fossil fuels would be important for economic resilience and stability.
Show threadaxolotl solidarioMar 16
@ketan I wish. Most people (in the US at least) will stop eating before trading their car for a bike.
Show threadAGF : poemproducerMar 16
@ketan neat
Show threadElshara SilverheartMar 16
@nanowiz @ketan IT seems to dry up real quick if the powers that be want them to. Which really makes me wonder why it takes so long to naturally do it by private industry reluctant to invest in alternative energy sources. Not that I don't want reduction in harmful ones, mind you. But slow on the uptake means investors are involved. I promise you that.
Show threadThomas Lee โœ… Mar 17
@ketan we got solar power a tear ago. It supplies 80% of our power needs. This really feels like a great time to go solar.