entrenched investments in fossil fuels do not exactly get replaced overnight.

Germany reunified in 1991. Until then a large proportion of the country was an impoverished communist dictatorship and soviet client state. Currently they’re at 50% renewables. Was half of Texas annexed by Cuba until the 90s? Is that why they didn’t have money to pivot to renewables?

Moldova is still partially occupied by Russia and has a per capita GDP of $6000 dollars. Indiana has a per capita GDP of $61000. Guess whether Indiana or Moldova generate more electricity from renewables…

The US is the richest country on earth. Not having made the pivot to renewables is a political choice. You can blame corruption. You can blame undue influence of the fossil fuel lobby.

But let’s be real, a large proportion of Americans would rather buy a new and unnecessarily large truck than install solar panels on their roof or invest in a heat pump. I mean, IRC some or other government agency suggesting you should get rid of your gas stove became politically controversial in the US not so long ago. Michelle Bachmann ran a campaign against energy saving lightbulbs, for gods’ sake!

You don’t need a new powergrid to install solar panels on your roof or replace your gas stove with induction. All that is required is a realisation that saving energy isn’t gay, anti-christian or communism.

TBF Biden’s actually doing something about it, and California’s been ahead of the curve since forever, but half of congress and ‘real America’ is throwing a tantrum.