Absolutely understandable...and I've "you beau-ed" all those comments.
but...you show me the alternative energy source that is anywhere near close to pulling a 60ft seeding bar up & back a paddock, over the 9000ha of crop that I've got, in a 3 week period, anytime in the near, or far, future, at a cost comparable to diesel, that then goes on to produce the 25k tonne of grain that results from that effort. .And, .that then DOES go on an feed some of the current 7 odd billion mouths, and I'll start listening.
Give me all the vertical hydroponic gardens that you've got.....you are not gonna compete with that scale, except for maybe - at best a few million latte drinking surburbanites... ,,And, you certainly ain't gonna feed 9 billion mouths!!
So, the choice still remains, boys & girls, Famine , or Fossil Fuel?? Whats it gonna be??
And then consider the comparative wealth that this 1st world country has, and where it is currently coming from, that allows you to frequent the monstrous Craypot each weekend, to watch our beloved footy team play, even though its sponsored by - apparently - such a diabolical, tyrannical mob such as Woodside...
The iron ore industry royalties that allowed that to be built, weren't obtained - and aren't gonna be obtained anytime soon - by eliminating fossil fuels and all those that deliver them.
And, again, ... except for Elon's futuristic electric powered trucks, and - maybe - hydrogen powered ones in the medium to long term future , there are no current, realistic, sustainable, viable, economical alternatives to do that 'grunt work'.
It's all just platitudes & feel good stuff at the moment, by people who haven't REALLY thought about what they are asking for.
And- before- I get shot /(shut) down... I'm all for removing fossil fuels as much as possible, and feel I do everything in my power to do so, personally, and, businesswise.
But, you've gotta be 'pragmatic' here .... fossil fuel will be around for a little while yet, and yep, some of those dollars are being spent on our footy club...
And PS I have absolutely no affiliation - nor love- for Woodside, but, ...well... they have at least stuck by Freo, through some of our bad times, and, I think they deserve a tad more respect than what they are currently getting.