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The quote says that adding renewable energy alone is not enough if fossil-fuel power generation keeps running at the same time. It argues that real progress on emissions requires replacing coal and gas, not just adding solar power on top of them.
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About George Monbiot
English journalist, author, and environmental and political activist
George Joshua Richard Monbiot is an English journalist, author, and environmental and political activist. He is known for his writing on politics and the environment, and for a regular column in The Guardian. He has written several books and is also active in environmental and political campaigning. His work often focuses on public issues, especially those that connect society, nature, and political life.
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Books by George Monbiot
Feral
2013
Heat
2006
How did we get into this mess?
2016
The Age of Consent ; A Manifesto for a New World Order
2004
Out of the wreckage
2017