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G7 countries agree to shut all their coal power plants within the next 10 years
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this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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Isn't it a bit late now? It'll definitely be too late in 10 years.
Well best we don't do anything then.
Or... And hear me out, we could do something sooner, so that it's not too late by the time it's done.
You said it was already late, so what's the point, right? Oh, or is it better late than never?
I asked if it's too late now, and said it definitely will be in 10 years.
Probably, but you have to build up alternatives and that takes time. And don't forget politics is a huge popularity contest and there are way too many people who'd rather burn coal than have a solar panel or wind turbine anywhere near their property. There are people in Germany who don't want wind farms near their house, but they also don't want any high voltage transmission lines either, imagine how much fun it is to build any infrastructure in regions like that.