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For example, rich countries such as Germany can throw billions of dollars at their coal sector to ease their transition pain, offering generous financial aid to lignite-producing regions. This scenario assumes a full global consensus for action on climatechange. The result is a win–win for climate and security.
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I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal. Or maybe just snap up the engineers.
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It’s not even cheap at twenty five cents an issue. Maybe you missed their headline yesterday that read: Scientists: Pace of ClimateChange Exceeds Estimates. At least the Washington Post balances these lies by reporting on the biggest climatechange news of our day. They haven’t for a long time now.
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ClimateChange. And while preventing working people earning a livelihood may make them feel good, it does nothing to solve the real problem of climatechange. . Yet this crisis is a mere harbinger of the candle-lit future that awaits us if we do not change course. Gas is the only answer.
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