“with wind the single-biggest contributor… Power production costs have declined “by almost half” … And the clean energy sector has created 50,000 new jobs… Ask me what was the impact on the electricity sector in Uruguay after this tragic war in Europe — zero.”

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    I actually never thought of it like that, if you’re not partaking in the trade of fossil fuels, you are removing yourself from a lot of potential conflicts and “who support who” ordeals.

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      One of the main reasons the big players want (or even need) as many people globally to remain dependent on it as possible - control.

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      Yes, I think that one of the side effect of the war in Ukraine will be a big increase of renewables energy in Europe.

      European countries started to realize how fragile their energy supply is and how dangerous it is.

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        Sadly, in the meantime it also mean a surge of imports of fossil fuels from other countries and reopening extraction sites in EU. Reducing fossil fuel dependency really is the top priority of EU, not only for ecology but also for peace and for the economy.

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        Except once you have the turbines and panels, you don’t have to keep importing resources to run them. Sure, you might need parts for maintenance, but if things go south it’s a lot easier to reverse engineer parts than to find new oil suppliers.

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        Only because they produce them the cheapest and in the largest quantities (which goes hand in hand).

        Basically any country can produce solar panels and wind turbines. Both technology and resource wise.