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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by missedthecue on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:27AM (#26592561)
I just mean that it's a disingenuous way to say you're "creating jobs". Any mass government investment will create demand for labor, whether it's a massive investment in renewables, or in oil exploration, or in waging war, or anything else. It's not specific to green energy
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Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by matsemann on Friday March 26, 2021 @11:14AM (#26593105)
Note that many dismiss climate goals because of "costing jobs". Like, "they will shut down our coal plant and hundreds will lose their job". So in that regard it's useful to point out that no, it will most likely be a net positive.
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