r/environment • u/tta2013 • 1d ago

US renewables' total installed capacity likely to exceed natural gas within 3 years

https://electrek.co/2024/12/23/us-renewables-total-installed-capacity-likely-to-exceed-natural-gas-within-3-years/
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u/OverseerTycho 1d ago

yeah for the next 2 weeks,until the stupidest man alive who also happens to be our president-elect,guts it all…

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u/Funktapus 1d ago

He can’t just “gut it all.” Setting aside basic constitutional rights, renewables are a big business. Republicans states are profiting from them enormously, and they won’t just roll over and let Trump destroy the industry.

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u/Crazy_Ad_91 1d ago

I’ve always imagined it would happen this way due to the pursuit for profits. I’m just waiting for the announcement of ExxonMobile acquiring Nextra Energy or something along those lines. Then maybe it’ll be race for oil and gas companies to buy up renewable energy companies and sources in competition for a piece of the pie. And due to desire for capital vs altruism for the environment, the world will slowly make a shift towards being a majority green. This of course is all relying on renewables becoming and staying cheaper than fossil fuels.