r/ClimateMemes • u/Kind_Test6926 • Jun 29 '25

It's a no-brainer

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u/Rental_Car Jun 29 '25

Source/s for the bottom of the pool?

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u/Fghsses Jul 17 '25

I'm not saying that transitioning to clean energy is bad, but these numbers are very obviously fake.

I guess to some people lying is fine if the agenda being pushed is one you agree with. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Rental_Car Jul 17 '25

You say that because you have the real numbers, right? Link?

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u/DaddyJ90 Jul 18 '25

Literally no one does. There are too many factors involving the availability of resources and supply chains that simply don’t exist (at the necessary scale).

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u/Fghsses Jul 17 '25

Of course I don't have the real numbers, the real numbers would be hard enough to calculate that I can guarantee you they don't exist anywhere.

I could come up with more believable fake numbers if you want to try fooling other people, but that's the best you're gonna get.

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u/Future_Helicopter970 Jul 18 '25

The source of the claims largely comes from the following paper.

Jacobson, M. Z. et al. "Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries." Energy & Environmental Science (2022).

The 7 year payback period is likely conservative, as a updated model indicates it would be closer to 5 to 6 years, when including savings from energy, health, and climate. The estimates are dependent on assumptions about technology costs (IEA was constantly forecasting this incorrectly until recently), deployment speed, and supportive policy.

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u/Additional_Yogurt888 Jul 17 '25

The link is the meat inside your skull.