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> It even provides a much easier solution to reducing climate change than EV. Just create a government regulation that requires all gas to be at least 10% from carbon neutral source.

Poe's law.

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It's laughable to think about this now. But nature doesn't care about liberal/conservative or democrat/republication. The effects of climate change are already happening (California drought). As the effects become more obvious and clear, and the younger generation replaces the old, the political climate can change quickly. EV is simply not a general solution. People keep their cars for a long time and there's no way that infrastructure can change fast enough (for example, all the urban areas with apartments and no personal garages).

Nature won't wait for us to upgrade and change our infrastructure to be EV friendly. So what if there's a way to keep the current system but reduce CO2 at the same time? Fracking was once laughed at as not economically viable. Then it suddenly was. Technologies to make oil is now laughed at. Will it still be when oil is at $200 or $300?

I'm not aware of anyone laughing at technologies to make oil. They're just not economically viable at current prices.

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