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Maybe sometimes, there are people who actually know what they are talking about? I am actually in electrical engineering. I didn't go the energy route, went with electronics/tech sector instead because there are more diverse employment opportunities.

And you? Nothing but a oil chugger I suppose.

they require rare earths

This is patently false. Current battery technologies require rare earths. That's where rare earths enter the chain. There are cutting edge battery chemistries that cut out rare earth and conflict minerals. Time will tell their viability.

Rich coming from a person who says:

You sound like you know nothing about energy generation, you seem to fancy yourself an expert.

I can quite easily prove you are who knows nothing about energy generation. All modern energy generation needs rare earths. Oil and gas itself does not produce electricity like magic. You need to move a rotor within a stator to produce an A/C current. The rotor has magnets. All high performing magnets require rare earths.

See vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jm5RVHLlcQ

I've gone through sooo many classes in this when I was in uni. I have forgotten more than you will ever care to know.

You know nothing of electromagnetism and the interplay between electricity and magnetism.

Solar panels rely on the photovoltaic effect and so produce electricity without needing magnet-containing rotors.

China is communist so can generate 60% of its energy from coal.

Then tell Alberta that they live under communism with how much coal they use: https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles/provincial-territorial-energy-profiles-alberta.html

22% now, 50% in 2005.

Cope harder.

Why do I argue with people like you? I feel like the guy from Don't Look Up.

You like China because because they (currently) use fossil fuels. I like China because they are productive, innovative, lead by an engineer, and silence people like you.