“with wind the single-biggest contributor… Power production costs have declined “by almost half” … And the clean energy sector has created 50,000 new jobs… Ask me what was the impact on the electricity sector in Uruguay after this tragic war in Europe — zero.”

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    11 months ago

    One of the main reasons the big players want (or even need) as many people globally to remain dependent on it as possible - control.

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        11 months ago

        Ironically it’s the US and German subsidies that kickstarted solar and brought costs down.

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        Germany has the most renewables per capita of any European nation and have been heavy investors for a long time now.