It should take them at least as much effort to say what they want to say as it takes to debunk it, so they would have to “escalate” first before I put any effort into a reply and escalate my effort too.

Even if they are both honest, it only works when you agree on the aims each one is trying to reach (and ground rules, those are already in the sidebar). If one is trying to learn something and the other is trying to win the argument or pose for your potential readers…you get a shit debate where no progress is made.

For anyone who is interested in a detailed view of these stats worldwide in real time and cross-border with carbon intensities and individual breakdowns by electricity source: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h