@nik as an autistic transmasc person, i relate. i almost never compliment women or nonbinary people in my new incarnation as compared to when i was in my old one. don't wanna be perceived as a creep. and yes i'm terrible at recognizing when someone has a crush on me 🫣

btw i do not need fossil fuels policy or the climate emergency explained to me, thanks all the same.

i am a physics professor & i understand the magnitude of our planetary climate emergency better than most people.

also, my Dad is an energy policy expert who has been sounding the alarm about fossil fuels since the 1970s, long before it became fashionable to do so. i grew up having energy policy conversations around the dinner table & gave feedback on an entire book he wrote when i was a teen

@anne_twain i'm aware. my Dad is an energy policy expert and has been sounding the alarm about fossil fuels since the 1970s, well before it became fashionable

@TrueNorthSpice @Scienceisnotopinions i think the best way to frame this problem is that it's structural/systemic, not so much about individual buying choices.

Norway has almost completely changed purchases of new cars from petrol/diesel to electric, in less than two decades iirc, through government regulation and incentives. btw EVs are a lot more affordable than / EVs, but the government is severely restricting their imports "to protect local industry".

@yacc143 *lolsob*

@MiaMarkTwo

finally, the CBC connects the dots.

as a scientist myself, i agree with this conclusion with all my brain cells and my entire heart. STOP FOSSIL FUEL BURNING — NOT IN SEVERAL DECADES — NOW!! SPEND ALL EIGHTEEN BILLION DOLLARS OF ANNUAL FEDERAL SUBSIDIES OF FOSSIL FUELS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD.

sorry not sorry for shouting. i have a wildfire smoke headache.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfire-climate-emissions-smoke-9.7274862

#EnergyPolicy #FossilFuels #RenewableEnergy