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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,691
    Is climate change still a thing? Who fucking cares?
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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,076
    We always loved to beat the shit out of Cato in the think tank softball league. Those people were absolute wankers, as were the dolts from AEI.
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  • WilburHooksHands
    WilburHooksHands Member Posts: 6,804
    Fenderbender123 said:

    The more it is argued that this Paris agreement thing didn't really do anything, the more it diminishes any argument in favor of or against it.

    Agree from a policy standpoint, but its diplomatically where you are a laughing stock. The whole fucking world is trolling us now.
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  • WilburHooksHands
    WilburHooksHands Member Posts: 6,804
    Pitchfork51 said:

    WilburHooksHands said:

    Fenderbender123 said:

    The more it is argued that this Paris agreement thing didn't really do anything, the more it diminishes any argument in favor of or against it.

    Agree from a policy standpoint, but its diplomatically where you are a laughing stock. The whole fucking world is trolling us now.
    Yet somehow I just don't give a fuck about what some pussy in France thinks.
    TUFF.
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  • RedRocket
    RedRocket Member Posts: 1,527
    It's largely symbolic but it's still a big middle finger to science. Trump was already rolling back the Clean Power Plan which kind of served as the backbone for the US hitting its targets. US could still hit its targets regardless just because the industry has been shifting from coal to gas and investing pretty heavily in renewables somewhat naturally.


    In my mind there isn't a huge upside to withdrawing - slightly cheaper energy prices and a small bit of tax savings? Basically status quo. The problem is that the energy industry is ripe for a major disruption if large scale battery storage gets figured out. Lots of investment needed by government to overhaul infrastructure so this isn't something that private industry can do all on its own. The countries on the front end of the transition, whenever it happens, will reap the most benefit.

    Trump has so far pulled out of Paris Accord and proposed big cuts to DOE innovation programs. If i was in the bidness of renewables and battery storage then i might think about setting up shop in a more hospitable country.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,968 Founders Club
    We'll never win over North Korea now

    The world wide disappointment is because without Uncle Sugar the house of cards collapses.

    Follow the money
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