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US Opts Out of Dutch Plan to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies at COP28 (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

the US military runs on fossil fuel, can't disempower the military

[–] silence7 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

The bulk of their operations are logistics, which can be decarbonized. And military use isn't generally subsidized in the usual sense of that word.

[–] sonori@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

Even the parts that still need fuel can use synthetic or bio, if there was ever an industry where costs don’t matter it’s the military. Besides, given how much dealing with fuel limit’s operations, any reductions in front end fuel use come with a directly proportional increase in capability.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

military still has to buy it. i mean the infrastructure to produce oil has to be there and in good working order. subsidized by the public as required.

military will only decarbonize if it's a strategic advantage that they understand. i haven't heard any talk of them doing that except in out in the outer rim where it's difficult to ship fuel.