• iByteABit@lemmy.ml
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    14 hours ago

    Not before revolution. As long as capitalists are still in charge, renewable energy is still used as a commodity and sold to us proles as expensive as before the transition, and with added cost even for the “transition costs”, I say this from experience where I live.

    But of course, after revolution renewable energy is the only way to go, not only to save the planet and ourselves, but also because it eliminates a massive need of labor and resources that would be required to sustain an oil / mineral powered economy.

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      12 hours ago

      Renewable energy is still a commodity because we still don’t have enough renewable capacity to take care of all our energy needs. When renewable capacity hits 90%, you are going to see a massive shift in how energy is thought about

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        6 hours ago

        it’ll be surprising to watch the west hit this capacity since they’ve been doubling down of fossil fuels in the last decade plus.