• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “Wanting to change” isn’t an answer. It’s just an empty slogan. “Wanting to” doesn’t mean I can afford to buy an electric car right now.

    I just bought a gas stove (came with the condo). I expect it to last for another 20 years. That means I am buying natural gas for another 20 years.

    Gad heaters are the worst problem. It’s not just that we have to replace all the heaters. The electrical infrastructure just doesn’t exist yet. That likely means building more nuclear and wind power. Getting that to a level to generate the energy to heat all homes will take decades.

    There is no way to avoid it (short of killing a couple billion people). Fossil fuels are going to be with us for decades more.