• personwithakeyboard
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    2 years ago

    Well we should just stop using gas anyway, no? Why are we continuing with this insanity when the world is literally burning?

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      2 years ago

      Even if you generate all your electricity from renewables, you still need natural gas for non-electricity uses like fertilizer or chemical manufacturing.

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      2 years ago

      Maybe because a high amount of people are heating their flats using gas and it is not possible to change that short term.

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      2 years ago

      Because there is no alternative (except freezing). Renewables wont do much in cold, windless winter nights.

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          2 years ago

          And which exactly provide enough energy to power an entire country?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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          Sure, but creating the infrastructure to tap into these energy sources takes a long term commitment, and a lot of energy. Europe is clearly isn’t capable of committing to such a project, and now it lacks the energy needed to do so.