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Re:G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate c... by tootie on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @09:45AM (#20274072)
An energy shortage would politically and economically catastrophic. They can either invest a known amount into fossil fuels and get a known outcome or invest a huge amount into renewables and get a variable outcome.
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Re:G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate c... by dagw on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @09:55AM (#20274179)
You're changing the terms of the debate, we're not talking fossil fuels vs renewables, we're talking why are they choosing specifically coal over all other options.
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