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meerita • today at 9:49 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

This is the same question I've asked myself. One country sacrifices its entire energy production in favor of green alternatives, while the rest of the world doesn't. It doesn't even move the needle. It's just a pitiful way to fail.


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KellyCriterion • today at 10:05 AM

The paradigm was:

Renewables will be that fast in roll-out and much cheaper and then other countries will follow the path.

(which is funny, since China installed more solar in 2024/2025 than US+EU combined - so for them its working, in the beginning they were adptors, now they became shapers; same for africa: now a real option to get cheap energy, the only region where solar is more expensive than it should be, is actually EU + US)

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tempfile • today at 9:59 AM

I agree, countries that do not adhere to CO2 targets should be heavily sanctioned. They are killing us, after all.