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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

US Opts Out of Dutch Plan to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies at COP28

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US Opts Out of Dutch Plan to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies at COP28

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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    So the U.S. military has made the assessment that climate change is the single greatest threat to U.S. national security in the history if the U.S., and they’ve also simultaneously shrugged and said, nah man, we aren’t going to do anything about it… do I have that right?

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      Don’t be silly. I’m sure the U.S. military has drawn up several contingency plans to massacre climate migrants.

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      there’s a tremendous push to diversify the military’s fuel use with EV stuff. they know what’s coming.

      https://www.defensenews.com/smr/energy-and-environment/2023/10/09/us-army-ready-to-pursue-electric-light-recon-vehicle/

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    sigh

    We’re in for an increasingly rough ride in the coming years…

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    If the rhetoric is that Santa delivers coal to bad kids then why are we subsidizing that industry?

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      Because the bad kids love coal, and they also run shit

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    the US military runs on fossil fuel, can’t disempower the military

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      The bulk of their operations are logistics, which can be decarbonized. And military use isn’t generally subsidized in the usual sense of that word.

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        Even the parts that still need fuel can use synthetic or bio, if there was ever an industry where costs don’t matter it’s the military. Besides, given how much dealing with fuel limit’s operations, any reductions in front end fuel use come with a directly proportional increase in capability.

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        military still has to buy it. i mean the infrastructure to produce oil has to be there and in good working order. subsidized by the public as required.

        military will only decarbonize if it’s a strategic advantage that they understand. i haven’t heard any talk of them doing that except in out in the outer rim where it’s difficult to ship fuel.

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      I know the US military is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, but they see the times changing and are trying to adapt:

      https://www.defensenews.com/smr/energy-and-environment/2023/10/09/us-army-ready-to-pursue-electric-light-recon-vehicle/

      https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-lethality-case-for-electric-military-vehicles/

      https://www.gmdefensellc.com/site/us/en/gm-defense/home/integrated-vehicles/e-isv.html

      https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/2/28/army-currently-focused-on-hybrid-rather-than-all-electric-vehicles-official-says

      https://www.wusf.org/transportation/2023-04-15/the-military-is-converting-to-electric-vehicles-on-bases-but-charging-them-remains-a-challenge

      https://www.cbtnews.com/u-s-army-receives-first-order-of-electric-pickups-from-ford/

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    typical rug-pulling from the US’s part. Otherwise how could they have become the first world superpower smh

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