They are, this isn’t about helping, it’s about distracting.

“Better then fossil fuels” means kicking the can down the road. Dams emit lots of CH4 from rotting vegetation for example, destroy the local environment etc

We either cut back significantly on energy use (no cars, no flying, smaller very well insulated homes etc) or collapse civilisation, those are the only choices left.

Here’s an interesting take by physicist Tom Murphy

https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2024/04/distilled-disintegration/

The challenge is way beyond anything we’re prepared to countenance as yet, both in terms of mitigation and in terms of adaptation

• Professor Kevin Anderson