How fast should fossil fuels be phased out?

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Question: How fast should fossil fuels be phased out?
Position‹2 of 2: Fossil fuels should be phased out slowly

This position holds that fossil fuels should be phased out slowly rather than all at once. It argues that an immediate global switch to renewable energy is unrealistic, and that abruptly abandoning fossil fuels would inflict disastrous economic damage worldwide.

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Immediately switching to renewable energy is an unrealistic goal
It is not feasible to expect that all countries would be able to immediately stop using fossil fuels due to lack of infrastructure and resources.