• solo@kbin.earth
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    8 months ago

    I suppose greenwashing works? in the sense creates favorable stats, not that it helps the environment.

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        8 months ago

        Liek the other commenter said, this could be read as 70% of electricity still relyingnon non renewables, which is a bad metric.

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          8 months ago

          Reasonable people understand that transition is not an overnight process. Also adoption isn’t linear which is why they say the first third is the biggest half.

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            8 months ago

            Overnight? We’ve been implementing and talking about renewables since I was in high school, which was like more than 10 years ago already. Only 30% in 10 years is VERY slow. Being happy with 30% is not being reasonable, it’s being in denial.

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        8 months ago

        Obviously I don’t see this as good news because I can’t see how ecology and capitalism can work together, unless it is greenwashing. Environmentalism/ecology/etc want sustainability, capitalism is all about eternal growth of the business, and I don’t see corporations and other financial entities changing their business model? Do you?

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          6 months ago

          Capitalism is helping destroy fossil fuels. Solar and hydro electricity is cheaper than fossil fuels.

          Government subsidies - interference with he capitalist market - are propping up the oil industry (and the meat industry, while we’re at it).

          Properly regulated capitalism is perfectly capable of fixing the climate crisis. Ecology and capitalism work together when going green is cheaper than using fossil fuels.