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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Electric Cars Are Pushing the Age of Oil to Extinction in China

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Electric Cars Are Pushing the Age of Oil to Extinction in China

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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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An EV road trip across China reveals how economics and consumer preferences—not green concerns—are hastening the energy transition
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    Woah hold the phone, you’re telling me there’s a way to build society OTHER than by explicitly rewarding greed and exploitation‽

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      It is a similar story in Saudi Arabia and many Arab countries. The oil and gas is nationally owned, and the revenues are being used to finance a massive welfare state as well as the transition away from fossil fuels.

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        I think saudi Arabia moving away from fossil fuels isnt really true considering their (ODSP) is a plan to hook the 3rd world on said fossil fuels.

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          Developing countries need cheap energy

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            But if we were really serious about sustainability, wouldnt it be better to not get more of the world hooked and fossil fuels in that way.

            Which is not me saying everyone should be driving EVs, because fuck cars.

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              Oil isn’t just used for cars. A lot of countries use diesel trains on routes where electrification isn’t feasible for various reasons. Here’s a modern diesel train https://youtu.be/tFoljwX6o90

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            So, solar and wind? Both cheaper than fossil fuels at this point.

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              Then no one will buy the oil Saudi Arabia is selling if that’s true

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