World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says
World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says
The world is shifting rapidly to clean energy but still investing too much in fossil fuels, the IEA says.
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The use of "unstoppable" is such a massively strange thing in this context. It somewhat implies that this is a bad thing, that should be stopped.
I think what they are trying to convey is that it is inevitable- it’s going to happen, and that companies holding out need to stop hedging their bets and jump onto the bandwagon quick
It is for the fossil industry.
Thing that drives me crazy is those assholes have had all the money in the world for decades to become global leaders in renewable tech and infrastructure. They know as well as anyone that fossil fuels are unsustainable and finite.
But nah, they'll just keep riding this thing into the dumpster fire while gaslighting regular people about how our forgetting to turn off a light bulb is the problem.
Lots of people think like you do. Unfortunately half the population is below average in intelligence and not interested in solving long term problems.
Their mindset is "Fossil fuels are still needed now, and if my company doesn't grab them, someone else will" and it's just so easy to continue getting those short term profits for their shareholders.
They may have long term plans for investment in renewables, but they won't enact them until forced to (by government or market conditions). I imagine oil costs (and therefore profits) will skyrocket as it becomes more scarce, and they'd want to ride that all the way to the bank (and hell) before pivoting.
Basically, capitalism will be capitalism - its only moral is money. The only way is to have governments worldwide force them to change, and that ain't gonna happen.
*Swivels around in chair* I'm afraid you are too late. The shift to clean energy is unstoppable!