This really is a master class in how to handle hostile news media
this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2025
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Surprised they gave him so much time.
She was deep under water. The producer was in her ear yelling random rebuttals to try to help , but it ended up will him not only making his point, but demonstrating how msm perverts a transparent message to demonise climate activists
Yeah, all I could think about was the producer yelling in her ear. Control room trying their best to spin their way out of this one. And losing. Every single time.
He got his message accross. Despite attempts to hinder it. Nice.
Sky News is Murdoch rag trying to be Fox.
Fox
The other Murdoch rag.
News hosts should ask critical questions. It's not their job to try and "win" a debate. She could have said "thank you for your insight" and be done.
It is their job to protect big oil tho lol.
Ideally, they should ask critical questions. But this host's job (that is, the labor they are being paid to perform) isn't to serve society as a news host. It's to disseminate corporate propaganda on behalf of the network major shareholders. It was their job to try and "win" that argument (it's not even a debate!) and they sure didn't.
The big lie she tried to repeat is that NEW fossil plants are cheaper than renewables. In 2019, in US, new FF peaker (cheapest) plants cost over $1/watt, while solar was under $1/watt. FF plants have operating and fuel costs. Solar panels have since dropped 20c/watt since then.
The Australian market has the most developed home solar costs/penetration in the world. It is successful because utility, largely legacy, power is expensive/extortionist. AUS wholesale electricity market averages between 11c to 20c per kwh.
$1/w solar provides a 3% yield/year at under 2c/kwh in AUS for 30 years, which has very high solar production capacity. LFP batteries, now down to 10c/watt also has a 30 year lifespan at 4 hours storage, and is 3% yield at 1c/kwh discharge - charge margin.
6% interest rates means 6c/kwh from solar and 3c/kwh from batteries pays for project with full leverage. Free money at just 10c/kwh revenue. Winfalls at higher revenue rates. Actual solar costs are below $1/watt and interest rates below 6%, and what needs to improve.
As for jobs, new energy is jobs. Adding x gw of solar per year is permanent jobs even if there is little operating staff. Growing x each year is permanent job increases every year.
They do not care about facts. The suffering is the point.
It's either sadism or greed with the right. Flip a coin.
It's probably more greed in this context though.
I love that she was so willing to repeatedly interrupt him and say shit that made her look insane and/or unqualified to have an intelligent conversation.
She argues as honestly as any tankie.
So unprofessional.