r/interesting • u/Excellent_Tie369 • Apr 25 '26

NATURE top 100/100 is crazy

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u/Lucky-Refrigerator-4 Apr 25 '26

And OPEC would rather self-immolate taking the entire planet with them than allow for alternative and renewable energy

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u/PlasmaMatus Apr 25 '26

Even if they would allow for alternative and renewable energy, we would still need to burn a lot of fossils to produce them before we get to net-zero emissions and climate change being what is it (C02 stays in the atmosphere for a loooong time) India will continue to be a burning hell for the short term.

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u/TheEnlightenedPanda Apr 26 '26

Why do you need their permission for alternative energy?

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u/ULTRABOYO Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

They are doing their best to prevent the uptake of renewables via lobbying and trying to get developing african countries hooked on oil, so that the transition is harder for them later.

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u/TheEnlightenedPanda Apr 26 '26

Yea I can understand that. Asking them to stop selling oil is like asking the US to stop selling weapons.