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Andrew Smith's avatar

Our global system is such a complicated mess, full of Prisoner's Dilemmas everywhere. No nation wants to flinch on fossil fuel production, and no politician can stay in power for long if they push too fast for clean energy. We're stuck.

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Adetokunbo Abiola's avatar

We're stuck. Nigeria removed fuel subsidies in May. It's been a complicated mess since then. Dilemmas face the president, and I wonder how he will stay in power for long. On the climate front, it's a good idea to remove subsidies. But we've become too dependent on fossil fuels, and subsidy removal hurts too many people.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I hate how complicated it all is, but I love learning about it! Now that's a paradox.

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Adetokunbo Abiola's avatar

Yes, it is a paradox.

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