I can't understand how it came to be that the number of people who think "build renewables" is the solution to climate change came to be such a majority that those who think otherwise are statistically equal to zero.
How did they sell that bullshit? I guess because the rich like.
How did they sell that bullshit? I guess because the rich like.
Read this thread. This is hard numbers from the World Bank. This is what our leaders promise to do "for" us.
Read the whole thing. It should change *everybody's* mind.
This is the World Bank, people.
Read the whole thing. It should change *everybody's* mind.
This is the World Bank, people.
https://twitter.com/sourjayne/status/1429203776821420034?s=19
3. Depressing, to me, is that somehow with all these facts the author of this thread still concludes that would should build this disaster.
It's impossible.
No, we should not do the impossible.
It's impossible.
It's impossible.
No, we should not do the impossible.
It's impossible.
https://twitter.com/sourjayne/status/1429203781804232709?s=19
4. She's right about one thing: we must get off fossil fuels.
Somehow nobody notices that the way everyone says to get off fossil fuels is to multiply our current fossil fuel use by at least an order of magnitude.
That's not how you do it.
Increasing use doesn't eliminate use. 🤷
Somehow nobody notices that the way everyone says to get off fossil fuels is to multiply our current fossil fuel use by at least an order of magnitude.
That's not how you do it.
Increasing use doesn't eliminate use. 🤷
5. The way you get off fossil fuel energy is you reduce your energy use immediately, a little bit, then reduce some more, then more, and continually learn ways to accomplish your absolute needs on ever less and less energy until you are doing it without fossil fuels.
6. If you are in a planetwide crisis, and need to get off fossil fuels, the first thing you do is admit that the Rolling Stones were right: You can't always get what you want.
We need to go for "if you try sometimes, you'll find, you get what you need."
And settle for that.
We need to go for "if you try sometimes, you'll find, you get what you need."
And settle for that.
7. I can understand why Presidents and Congresspersons will not tell you the truth. By definition, their job is to maintain the status quo.
Unfortunately, the status quo is a raging climate crisis.
Somebody needs to admit it.
Unfortunately, the status quo is a raging climate crisis.
Somebody needs to admit it.
8. You probably know that old Sherlock Holmes quote about, once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, no matter how improbable, must be the answer.
It is impossible to eliminate fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Im
Fucking
Possible.
Now what?
It is impossible to eliminate fossil fuels with renewable energy.
Im
Fucking
Possible.
Now what?
9. Well, as it turns out, "Now what" is "All of developed societies worldwide ignore that fact."
It's one approach, but it's not going to work.
It's one approach, but it's not going to work.
10. And that's why Jeffie is so depressed and glum today.
I've spent 3 years Tweeting about this.
After 3 years, essentially nobody in the entire climate activist community will say anything but "Build renewables!!"
Nobody.
OK. Here's the grim truth, y'all: we are doomed.
I've spent 3 years Tweeting about this.
After 3 years, essentially nobody in the entire climate activist community will say anything but "Build renewables!!"
Nobody.
OK. Here's the grim truth, y'all: we are doomed.
11. We are doomed and we don't have to be.
Well over half the humans on Earth know how to live, eat regularly, and sleep indoors, warm and dry, with no or nearly no fossil fuel energy.
300,000 to 400,000 American Amish and other religious Old Orders do it right in front of us.
Well over half the humans on Earth know how to live, eat regularly, and sleep indoors, warm and dry, with no or nearly no fossil fuel energy.
300,000 to 400,000 American Amish and other religious Old Orders do it right in front of us.
12. And when I mention that people tell me Amish are Very Bad and abuse their children and run puppy mills.
As though this (if relevant or true) is caused by their decision to live with no, or very little, fossil energy.
Basically they stick their fingers in their ears and go
As though this (if relevant or true) is caused by their decision to live with no, or very little, fossil energy.
Basically they stick their fingers in their ears and go
LA LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
Yeah, I know you can't. You've got your fingers in your ears.
We are, quite literally, absolutely doomed. We're not only absolutely committed to doing the things that cause climate change, we're speeding them all up.
Yeah, I know you can't. You've got your fingers in your ears.
We are, quite literally, absolutely doomed. We're not only absolutely committed to doing the things that cause climate change, we're speeding them all up.
14. I'm tired of it. I've got nothing else to say.
The reason we all have to die if climate change is because, given a choice, it's our preference.
That's it.
And I can't change that.
Tomorrow morning ten thousand Twitter users will tweet #ActOnClimate , meaning "burn more oil."
The reason we all have to die if climate change is because, given a choice, it's our preference.
That's it.
And I can't change that.
Tomorrow morning ten thousand Twitter users will tweet #ActOnClimate , meaning "burn more oil."
15. What I can't understand is people like Michael Mann. He's a scientist. If he wasn't so invested in renewables, he'd admit that it's not the way. But - for everyone else, it's like, OK, Doctor Michael Mann, or high school graduate Jeff McFadden?
16. I don't have much left to say. We could live without all these toys. Those few who survive will live without these toys. Too bad we've decided to make it so ugly so soon.
Suppertime.
Suppertime.
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