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Cubans fight blackouts with solar as US extends oil chokehold (www.reuters.com)

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Cuba's government, helped by Chinese financing and equipment donations, has installed upwards of 1,000 megawatts of solar generation in the past year, and promises to double that capacity in the coming years. But some private citizens have taken matters into their own hands.

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[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump is the best thing that has happened to renewables... outside the US.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I strongly disagree with that. Renewables are already cheaper then fossil fuels. Many other technologies like heat pumps and EVs are also at a similar level. The main issue is that the fossil fuel industry is lobbying hard to slow down the transition. Obviously having the worlds largest economy as a secure market and that country openly lobbying for the fossil fuel industry hurts other countries transition. We can see that in Latin America and Europe already. A lot of US money and pressure on those governments to keep using fossil fuels. It is really really bad and Cuba is just way too small to make a difference in that.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But having a guy like him push for oil is the best campaign for renewables. If it was for him I'm sure we'd use gasoline even to season the salads.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Does that campaign have access to the worlds most powerful military and secret service? Cause the fossil fuel campaing has now.