Green Energy Revolution Megathread

[jimmy olsen]

Going to be kinda tough to do with bullet holes and IED shrapnel in them all the time.

Are you thinking of Libya, or did Tunisa fall apart too while I wasn't looking?

[CountDeMoney]

And Jawas stealing shit.

Especially now with the Tusken Raiders moving to Las Vegas and all.

[CountDeMoney]

Going to be kinda tough to do with bullet holes and IED shrapnel in them all the time.

Are you think of Libya, or did Tunisa fall apart too while I wasn't looking?

What, drop the state of emergency for the first time in 2 years and suddenly they're the UAE?  Fuck you, cunt.

[The Minsky Moment]

FT reports that the PRC is considering a ban on gasoline and disesel cars by 2040 - the UK and France have already announced similar plans.

The ban would fit in with the PRC's industrial strategy as alternative energy vehicles is one of their key targeted industries, and allows them to skip over a technological generation where Chinese industry is well behind the curve.

It would only make sense if the PRC simultaneously commits to reducing coal as a contribution to their electric generation mix - evidence is that is already well underway.

[Valmy]

That is good news. If such a big markets make that kind of move everybody else will soon follow suit. Not that we were not headed that way anyway of course.

[derspiess]

FT reports that the PRC is considering a ban on gasoline and disesel cars by 2040 - the UK and France have already announced similar plans.

The ban would fit in with the PRC's industrial strategy as alternative energy vehicles is one of their key targeted industries, and allows them to skip over a technological generation where Chinese industry is well behind the curve.

It would only make sense if the PRC simultaneously commits to reducing coal as a contribution to their electric generation mix - evidence is that is already well underway.

They still want coal though, right?

[Valmy]

FT reports that the PRC is considering a ban on gasoline and disesel cars by 2040 - the UK and France have already announced similar plans.

The ban would fit in with the PRC's industrial strategy as alternative energy vehicles is one of their key targeted industries, and allows them to skip over a technological generation where Chinese industry is well behind the curve.

It would only make sense if the PRC simultaneously commits to reducing coal as a contribution to their electric generation mix - evidence is that is already well underway.

They still want coal though, right?

Well they need to generate electricity to power all those electric cars somehow

[Eddie Teach]

But rickshaws are so much more charming. 

[Jacob]

FT reports that the PRC is considering a ban on gasoline and disesel cars by 2040 - the UK and France have already announced similar plans.

The ban would fit in with the PRC's industrial strategy as alternative energy vehicles is one of their key targeted industries, and allows them to skip over a technological generation where Chinese industry is well behind the curve.

It would only make sense if the PRC simultaneously commits to reducing coal as a contribution to their electric generation mix - evidence is that is already well underway.

Yeah. I was told that Volvo seems to be going all in on that strategy, making only electric and hybrid vehicles from 2019.

I think China's going to follow through on this - there's basically no way to deny the reality that there's a problem to be solved. As well, I think that China has more options for managing oligarch opposition to sidelining heavily polluting industries.

[Ed Anger]

You can have my internal combustion engines when you pry them out of my cold dead hands

[mongers]

You can have my internal combustion engines when you pry them out of my ICE cold dead hands

Surely.

[Ed Anger]

I saw what you did there

[mongers]

I saw what you did there

And I also think the internal combustion engine is a pretty cool thing.

Petrol is such a great fuel we should conserve it a bit so future generations can still have economically viable access to it. :gasp:

[Eddie Teach]

Ed is cooler than being cool.

[CountDeMoney]

Ed's a dick.