Illinois To Ban Fossil Fuels By 2045 Or Something

It would be funny as hell if the fossil fuels companies said “oh, you want to ban our products? OK, guess you don’t need them now. We won’t be importing any of those products to your state starting now.” Perhaps the fossil fuels companies could start with just a few cities, such as the state capitol of Springfield and the dangerous city of Chicago, add in Aurora, Joliet, and Naperville, which have the largest populations in the state behind Chicago. Let’s see how that works out. No more airplanes, no more trucks full of goods and foods. No heating oil as winter comes.

Illinois becomes 1st Midwestern state to pass a law to phase out fossil fuels

At a time when the Midwest is being battered by more severe storms due to climate change, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a landmark law this month that will transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2045, with benchmarks along the way.

While the effort has largely escaped national media attention, it is especially noteworthy for three reasons: Illinois is the first state in the coal-heavy Midwest to commit to eliminating carbon emissions; the plan received some Republican support; and it includes programs to ensure economic and racial equity.

“What we’ve now done is made it clear that [fossil fuels] are not in Illinois’s future,” Jack Darin, director of the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club, told Yahoo News.

Of course, so much of this will be forgotten by 2045. Because this is more about climavirtue signaling. But, how do they expect to replace all the coal and fossil fuels?

One of the reasons that Illinois can afford to be so much more aggressive is that it has the largest nuclear energy fleet in the nation, so it can stop burning coal and natural gas for power even if renewables aren’t ready to meet 100 percent of demand.

Is natural gas not a fossil fuel? Are climahysterics and extreme enviros not against its use? Yes, yes they are. They want the use of natural gas banned, which is why you are seeing so many climate cult pushes to ban the use of natural gas run stoves, heating systems, fireplaces, and boilers/heaters. Nuclear? The same people are mostly against the use of nuclear, and certainly do not want new plants built.

But Illinois isn’t just going to boost nuclear: The law will double the subsidies for renewable sources of energy, to around $580 million per year.

Yes, because wind works well when they’re frozen and solar is fantastic when covered with snow. Do they actually think those two can provide power for Chicago? Good luck! I’m going to skip by the typical climate justice section

And while environmentalists are singing the law’s praises, there are a few key components of climate action that it does not fully address, including emissions from transportation and coal mining. Still, it is considered a first step in a process that begins with cleaning up the power sector, then moves on to electrifying other major sources of emissions, like home heating and industrial processes.

Another part is how this will actually work, especially considering what to do with the airports and ships and trucks, needed to bring in products and goods, including food. Good luck!

The law includes provisions for statewide building codes to improve efficiency and begin electrification of heating. Illinois drivers can get a $4,000 rebate if they buy an electric car, with the state goal of reaching a million electric vehicles on Illinois roads by 2030. Still, that’s a long way from being carbon-neutral in a state with close to 13 million residents, but the bill’s backers say Illinois will take more action on other aspects of the climate fight, such as transportation, in the near future.

Forcing people to spend money on their homes. A rebate is not actually money. Most people cannot afford an EV. How will you charge them? They’ll let you know later about how they will get food and goods to the state. Good luck! Oh, and since y’all voted for it, don’t leave Illinois. Stay and reap the outcome.