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The deployment of solar energy, battery storage, and electric vehicles has accelerated in recent years.
  • elala@nrw.social@nrw.social
    4·
    3 months ago

    @Nyssa
    The transition in agriculture is likely to be a sticking point, because the fossil fuel lobby will mobilize its armies of farmers, who were first hooked on and then kept dependent on pesticides and fertilizers.
    I look forward to hearing your announced remarks on this subject.

    • syvash
      4·
      3 months ago

      Not just that, but fossil fuel in itself.

      For example, last year’s (or was it 2023) farmer protests in Germany – the trigger was the plan of the then government to gradually reduce state subsidies for diesel for the farmers.

      Ironically, the far-right, who have it in their program that they want to cut all subsidies, successfully hijacked the protests.

      If only european farmers could fucking read