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These sensationalist “Climate Emergency” articles and protests actually undermine the core arguments for climate change action. It’s obvious no matter how much

by stirlo 7y ago

These sensationalist “Climate Emergency” articles and protests actually undermine the core arguments for climate change action. It’s obvious no matter how much political will we will be unable to make a 45% cut in 18 months. In the end these deadlines will come to nothing as technology advances and we develop novel solutions like a space based sun shield (launched by SpaceX starhopper?), seeding oceans to grow carbon absorbing algae, nuclear fusion, and new energy storage solutions. Just like “peak oil” and “global food shortages” predicted decades ago. Also never mind we have an excellent solution to carbon emissions in nuclear power but the same green left protesters oppose it too.

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mavhc 7y ago
Solar power will come online faster than nuclear anyway, just need to make 100x more solar panels per year to have solar for all energy usage in a few years. Seems to take 10 years to build nuclear power plants. Store excess power in batteries or convert to chemicals. There's enough gas in the gas pipes of the world for days of energy.
- Kaiyou 7y ago
  To make solar panels certain materials are needed, which we do not have an abundance of. There's also limited space as to where to put them. On the other hand, if there weren't as many people consuming energy, we wouldn't need as much. But killing off 95% of humanity is unethical, after all.
  - mavhc 7y ago
    Only needs a small area compared to the size of the planet. As for mining certain minerals, seems like it's mostly economics, we've only mined 1% of places after all.
    - Kaiyou 7y ago
      Humans don't only live on a small area, so how do you get the generated electricity to where the humans live? And what if someone attacked this small area? Seems like a bad idea.
Brakenshire 7y ago
> It’s obvious no matter how much political will we will be unable to make a 45% cut in 18 months. Please read the article.
tunesmith 7y ago
Nuclear power's going the wrong direction because they get decommissioned and then replaced with coal/gas plants. I think around 10% of nuclear's current gigawatt capacity will be decommissioned over the next five years.

by stirlo 7y ago

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mavhc 7y ago

Solar power will come online faster than nuclear anyway, just need to make 100x more solar panels per year to have solar for all energy usage in a few years. Seems to take 10 years to build nuclear power plants. Store excess power in batteries or convert to chemicals. There's enough gas in the gas pipes of the world for days of energy.

Kaiyou 7y ago
To make solar panels certain materials are needed, which we do not have an abundance of. There's also limited space as to where to put them. On the other hand, if there weren't as many people consuming energy, we wouldn't need as much. But killing off 95% of humanity is unethical, after all.
- mavhc 7y ago
  Only needs a small area compared to the size of the planet. As for mining certain minerals, seems like it's mostly economics, we've only mined 1% of places after all.
  - Kaiyou 7y ago
    Humans don't only live on a small area, so how do you get the generated electricity to where the humans live? And what if someone attacked this small area? Seems like a bad idea.

Brakenshire 7y ago

> It’s obvious no matter how much political will we will be unable to make a 45% cut in 18 months. Please read the article.

tunesmith 7y ago

Nuclear power's going the wrong direction because they get decommissioned and then replaced with coal/gas plants. I think around 10% of nuclear's current gigawatt capacity will be decommissioned over the next five years.