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Solar/wind are indeed competitive now, and would be even more competitive once countries get their act together and stop allowing fossil fuels to treat the atmosphere as a free sewer.

But take a look at this graph: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/US_Energ...

It's still 80% fossil fuel. Until those numbers reverse we are getting ahead of ourselves.

If a pipe bursts in your house you start by turning off the water, not by investing in a dehumidifier.

As for carbon capture right now, it’s fossil fuel shills: https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/16/carbon-engineering-was-...



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