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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Two problems with that:

  1. Niche energy production methods don't benefit from economies of scale, and may be cost-ineffective.
  2. “Drill, baby, drill” thinking led us to this point with fossil fuels; it can be similarly disastrous with biomass. The availability of profitable biomass energy will likely tempt the rich to overuse it, resulting in an artificial global famine.