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The costs of renewable energy are front-loaded. The energy gathering systems have to be be built, and then they supply energy, with some maintenance costs.
The costs of fossil fuels and other non-renewable energy are back-loaded. The cost of fuel alone, over time makes these more and more expensive over time. They also have significant maintenance costs, and costs associated with pollution and waste materials. These energy sources use a lot of water.
Fossil fuels shift carbon fuels from underground where they accumulated for millions of years, and dump them into the atmosphere. Over HALF of all the fossil fuels EVER CONSUMED happened in about the last 30 years.
The known results of these chemical changes to the atmosphere - are undeniable. Chemistry follows the the laws of nature. If you continuously added more insulation to your house, you would have to expect that it would get warmer and warmer inside, all else being equal.
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