[fzeroracer]

To be fair if we really wanted to , we could phase out fossil fuels instantly and still keep the whole capitalist gig going. Go all in on nuclear power, outlaw cars and replace them with networks of public transit powered by electricity. The government throws billions of dollars into infrastructure creating jobs and opportunity. Go all in on a massive public works project; We know a lot of this is doable on a decade long timescale because China can do it.

The problem is that this would require our senators and judges and representatives to not be old and decrepit. They would need to actually live long enough to be affected by climate change. They would need to stop selling out thanks to $10k checks from gas companies and oil companies.

The problem is ultimately the country is ruled by rich old people wanting to extract more riches before they die no matter the consequence. And by the time the consequences do come to roost, the only thing that can be done is pissing on their grave.

[undersuit]

No we can't. We need something to replace the fossil fuels instantly. We can build more quickly than we do now. But we can't instantaneously build nuclear to counter the instantaneous fossil fuel shutoff...

You say 10 years but you also say instantly.