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“we’ve waited too long to open the aperture on the solution sets in terms of what we need, as a society, to start reducing emissions,” Woods told Fortune

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[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

He’s saying “it’s taking too long because it’s too expensive, so we need to focus on making it cheaper so we can get there faster.”

Which is a lie and a bogus statement. They want it to be cheaper so they can get more profits, as usual.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

Is it? Solar, for example, is getting cheaper, and as it gets cheaper, more people adopt it, which broadens its impact. Electric cars were prohibitively expensive until companies put R&D money into building cars that people could afford, and now they're starting to gain traction.

Not to say that companies producing solar cells and EVs aren't also trying to profit... But both things can be true.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The fact electric cars exist to begin with is an abomination. Cars don't need to exist at all.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Electric bikes and busses then. Same story.

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