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Re:Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics by FranzFerdiNaN on Saturday August 16, 2025 @07:16AM (#44922244)
Too easy. Unfortunately it takes forever to decouple, but that doesn’t mean steps aren’t being taken.

And yes, we’re all stuck under capitalism so anything that really threatens the profitability of companies will be opposed as much as possible. Combine that with geopolitical events like Americans being the dumbest people possible who elect an openly corrupt authoritarian not once but twice and everything becomes even harder.

Re:Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics by thrown-0825 on Saturday August 16, 2025 @07:21AM (#44922265)
LNG imports have dramatically increased since the invasion started.

Americans are their own captors, fuck them. Using them as a excuse for EU cowardice is not convincing.

Re:Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics by hadrien01 on Saturday August 16, 2025 @09:08AM (#44923072)
False:

> Europe’s LNG imports declined by 19% in 2024. The continent’s gas consumption fell by 20% between 2021 and 2024 thanks to renewables deployment and demand reduction policies.

https://ieefa.org/european-lng-tracker