Ep. 12 · 30 April 2026 · World · 2 min
Tim reageert op 2026 fossiele-brandstof-top in Colombia
Tim lacht hardop dat landen in 2026 nog steeds in debat zijn over olie en gas.

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In this episode Tim from 2250 and Pieter from 1850 discuss the news: Fossiele brandstoffen blijven op agenda na top Colombia, denkt Van Veldhoven. Tim lacht hardop dat landen in 2026 nog steeds in debat zijn over olie en gas.
Tim explains what happened in clear, modern Dutch. Pieter looks at it with the astonished eyes of someone from the nineteenth century and asks exactly the questions you have as a learner.
Transcript
Full transcript in ProTimANNOUNCEMENT Hold on, today I received a news item from 2026, from the NOS Foreign desk. The headline reads: 'Fossil fuels stay on agenda after Colombia summit, Van Veldhoven believes'. Seriously? Let’s see what this is.
TimINTRO Colombia, fifty countries, a harbor town, and a minister hoping fossil fuels will permanently stay on the agenda. Wait… you’re joking, right?
TimREACTION It feels like someone telling me that people in 2025 just discovered you can charge a phone with solar power. I have to laugh. In 2250 we halve CO₂ with a snap: just an epigenetic tweak and my second dad’s algae-womb pod powers the house. Yet you’re still arguing whether oil should be taboo? And the Netherlands won’t even show a roadmap? Even Tuvalu, an island that in my time floats as a bio-polis in the Solar Regatta, has to remind you climate isn’t optional. Post-2070 routine: we sign a pact, upload it to the climate-chain, done. You lay a foundation for a house while it’s already 40 degrees outside. Still, I watch with warm eyes: every start is a start, even if it’s two centuries late.
TimOUTRO So yeah, keep filling those agendas. Next time I’ll show you 2250: one day without fossils, just normal. Catch you later, cheers, Tim.
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