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Commenters say the shift away from oil is permanent

Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Zygos/1173598 77548918679 More importantly, this shift is permanent. Even if oil becomes h

Social media users are arguing that the global move away from oil is irreversible, saying that even if oil prices fell to historic lows there would be no incentive to reverse course. The discussion criticises energy companies and policymakers for seeing the transition coming and doing little beyond trying to preserve the status quo, framing the shift as a permanent structural change rather than a temporary trend.

Why now: Ongoing debate about the permanence of the energy transition away from fossil fuels

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• RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Zygos/1173598 77548918679 More importantly, this shift is permanent. Even if oil becomes historically cheap somehow, there will be zero incentive to switch back. They™️ saw this change coming & all they did about it was try to keep us all in the… · jwcph@helvede.net · 4

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