‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] racoon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Dumb is pretending it’s possible to move heavy machinery with a different source

[-] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Hydraulics already work off electricity. We already have electric cargo ships. Electric planes and semi trucks already exist. The percentage of machines that absolutely require fossil fuels at this point is shrinking rapidly.

Using an outdated metric continues to be dumb, regardless of your own limited awareness of the alternatives.

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