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Re:Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-pol... by ben_w on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:34PM (#27961525)
While true, that feels about as likely as Bavarian independence.
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Re:Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-pol... by lazide on Monday July 26, 2021 @08:20PM (#27967175)
Russia has done it with natural gas in the last 10 years. The UK seemed like a great EU partner - until they weren’t.

Things change and over the span of 10-20 years, things can change dramatically. The life span of many of these decisions is 30 years or more.

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Re:Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-pol... by ben_w on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @03:40AM (#27969693)
Which is why I gave the example of a regional independence movement rather than saying it’s impossible.
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