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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by hbrav on Monday September 27, 2021 @02:33PM (#28674268)
Oh I 100% agree with you.

But imagine you're the government of a country that is struggling to provide heating over the winter. It would be very tempting to think "Hmm, we could recommission that coal power plant..."

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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by candiodari on Monday September 27, 2021 @06:35PM (#28676926)
Whereas people here are suggesting "only 1000 people will die if we don't. That'll save MORE carbon too!"

It is not reasonable to seriously cut energy usage. It will make the lives of the poor unliveable. Also any meaningful decrease will make 90% of people's lives unliveable.

No, we clearly need innovation to make this happen, not force. You cannot expect people to make these sorts of sacrifices, it's not going to happen.

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