Them:

We need to completely overthrow the energy supply system that built the world over the last 180 years, we need to panel the fields and hills with solar arrays, dot the oceans and coasts with wind turbines, use millions of hectares of land for such developments, which will need to be connected by new transmission infrastructure, plus we need to change all vehicles over and make them much heavier, and don’t forget explore for countless new mines for the minerals to build batteries, oh, and also dam up most rivers… amongst other things, of course.

Only then will we control the climate and provide justice for all…

Us:

Umm, I’m not sure that will work, perhaps just leave it, instead we’ll clean up past bad practices, improve efficiency and productivity, and focus on helping people out today.

Them:

(pointing and flapping their arms)

CONSPIRACY THEORIST, CONSPIRACY THEORIST, DISGUSTING BIG FOSSIL FUEL-FUNDED SCUM!!!

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