[indysigners]

Since the usual arguments pro RE are being made: One of the main downsides of RE is

a) its need of fossil backup and b) profits of solar / wind goes into the pockets of its owners while c) the costs of fossil backup and increased network capacities are to be borne by the general public so that d) wealth is distributed from the bottom to the top whose e) RE systems a being subsidized by the public too.

In conclusio, the bottom half pays for the profit of top earners who can afford to invest in RE. That’s the green „revolution“ for ya.

[pfdietz]

There is no need for fossil backup. Renewables can scale to 100% and will work fine (and probably cheaper than nuclear) in a post-fossil world.