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Re: Trump urged to ditch AGW denial by 630 major firms who warn it 'prosperity at ris
If it was that efficient the oil companies would be all over the segment of the energy industry.
It's already been established that wind and solar can't compete with fossil fuels.
1) The entire energy industry is subsidized. Without government subsidies you wouldn't have power in your home from any source.
2) Many new industries take off due to government subsidies. The government pioneered many parts of the internet. Without that government kick, the technology would never have taken off.
3) Solar is now self sufficient. It does not need government subsidies to survive, but it does need subsidies to be able to compete with fossil fuels because fossil fuels have their own subsidies.
But ok, lets remove subsidies from all energy sources and see what happens. I think you'll find that with the way solar energy is improving (i.e. rapidly) it will quickly take over fossil fuels.
If it was that efficient the oil companies would be all over the segment of the energy industry.
It's already been established that wind and solar can't compete with fossil fuels.