• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    1 hour ago

    This is absolutely not true. They are also taking off a lot in the western world too and are the vast majority of new energy capacity. A lot western countries are trying to hamper them somewhat because of fossil fuel interests interfering, but they are not at all banned

    as said: they’re effectively banned; not literally banned – why split hairs?

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      1 hour ago

      The dominant form of new capacity is not “effectively banned” by any stretch though. This is not splitting hairs, it’s just wrong

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        20 minutes ago

        photovoltaics are the world’s dominant form and the united states imposes a 15-147% tariffs on them while europe outright banned them coming from china before relenting and the situation gets works for other dominant forms like electric vehicles with a 200% tariffs.

        whether or not they’re officially banned is splitting hairs when they’re practically unaffordable to obtain.

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          16 minutes ago

          No, I mean the dominant form of energy in the US and in Europe even despite that. Not just the world. It’s a hindrance, but a far cry from an effective ban in at all