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Muromecyesterday at 4:39 PM1 replyview on HN

it doesn't have to be cheaper to be a problem, as long as somebody still makes money on it and corruption still exists.

And corruption is one of those annoying problems that dont go away easy


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jagraffyesterday at 4:50 PM

I think right now, the vast majority of oil use is not because of corrupt officials using oil energy despite the fact that cheaper energy sources are available. Maybe that problem will eventually be a sticking point in removing all carbon-emitting energy sources, but right now the barrier is mostly production capacity and the scale of capital investment required to roll out renewables at scale. But if (as seems to be the case now) rolling out renewables is more profitable than rolling out additional fossil fuel use, the capital should become increasingly available. That's why I'm optimistic, even though of course there are a lot of challenges ahead in terms of creating a truly sustainable future.