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  • Hyperreality
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    10 months ago

    They also conveniently forgot to mention that almost 80% of their electricity generation comes from fossil fuels, increasingly from coal. But hey, no problem. Net zero by 2030. Coughcoughcoughcoughcoughcough.

    • @AA5B
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      1610 months ago

      They didn’t forget to mention that, it’s clearly admitted in the article. But now they can take much more advantage of cleaner electricity as it’s introduced: every country does need to do both

    • admiralteal
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      710 months ago

      Do you think the trains were using something other than fossil fuels before?

        • @Viking_HippieOP
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          210 months ago

          That’s the conductors, not the trains themselves.

    • @mojofrododojo
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      610 months ago

      hard to believe it’s a good choice but it’s still the better choice - electricity generated by dozens of coal plants are going to hurt MUCH, MUCH LESS - than millions of two stroke engines puttering fuel and oil out for individual transit needs.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      Well, there’s a reason India fought so hard against banning fossil fuels at the last climate summit.