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  • aegis_sum@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Someone downvoted you and the person above you, but the only way to get renewables on par with fossil fuels is to get rid of fossil fuels’ subsidies.

    If people are forced to pay the real cost of gas, I imagine things will change rapidly.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Some people have the Reddit attitude here. They just like to downvote because their haters.

      Electric is already cheaper but getting rid of the cheap gas will push more people to electric.

      I may be a republican but I love electric cars. I’ve always driven fuel efficient cars. I’m dating myself but I drove a geo metro xfi for years.

      Climate aside, we need to get away from oil and funding people who dislike us. Climate is another reason but so many people can’t accept the world is changing