21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jun \ parent \ on: Banning Fossil Fuels Will Make Heat Waves More Dangerous, Not Less econ
But if the goal is to avoid heat-related deaths, the worst thing to do is ban fossil fuels. Fossil fuels, through technologies like air conditioning and refrigeration, make us safer from heat waves like those experienced last week.
Cheap baseload power makes these technologies affordable for many people.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 26 Jun
Does the article refer to air conditioning in fossil fuel cars? I'm not sure about the US, but here air conditioning in homes is all electric. Some have oil heating, though.
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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jun
The most affordable energy source for generating electricity is fossil fuels, in most cases.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 26 Jun
Alright, that's not the most common way we do it here in Europe, but you're right. Thanks for the clarification.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-electricity-fossil-fuels
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72 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Jun
Right, but your electricity is very expensive. The developing world (where they have heat waves) can't afford to run AC at European energy prices.
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