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   band@octodon.social's status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:02:55 JST band

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   • Andrew Dessler

   @andrewdessler :snap: this is one of the more dis-heartening facts about the arena of climate action for me as a citizen. (Thanks for your climate and weather explanations and posts.)

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     Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:02:57 JST Andrew Dessler

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     But the idea that fossil fuel interests would let the market beat fossil fuels is ridiculous. This is possibly the richest and most powerful industry in the history of the world and they will fight tooth and nail to keep us using fossil fuels.

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     Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:02:58 JST Andrew Dessler

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     And, indeed, we see the market switching.
     https://www.climatecentral.org/report/solar-and-wind-power-2024

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     Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:02:59 JST Andrew Dessler

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     When that happens, people will follow their self interest and switch to renewable energy.

     The first part has happened! Renewable energy is now cheaper in many applications than fossil fuels.

     https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-renewable-energy-cheaper-than

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     Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:03:00 JST Andrew Dessler

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     It's long been said by my conservative friends that the "only solution to climate change is to develop technologies that are cheaper than fossil fuels and can address climate change without additional cost."

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     Andrew Dessler (andrewdessler@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jun-2024 06:03:01 JST Andrew Dessler

     • The New York Times :press:

     I have an oped in the @nytimes about the renewable energy transition. Gift link:

     https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/01/opinion/clean-energy-solar-wind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU0.hBwH.nCMN8tfx2wxZ&smid=url-share