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Hypx@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Not really. It's mainly about gaining market dominance on a technology they think is the future. They'll build them right next to the massive coal plant alongside a million other things they're subsidizing.

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blazera@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Even if its not some altruistic reasons, they still are literally subsidizing this emissions reducing technology.

Tho they are also going pretty ham on subsidizing renewable energy too.

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- Hypx@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You won't be saying that once the market crashes. You'll realize that there are much better ways of spending that money. Like far more practical emissions reducing solutions.
  
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  - blazera@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    How do subsidies=crash, and what are more effective emissions reductions solutions than renewable energy and electrifying transit?
    
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    Hypx@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You’re better off spending it on stuff like mass transit and the like. It won’t just all disappear at some point in the future.
    
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- buzz86us@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  And we could be doing the same if we ditch big oil subsidies.
  
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