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Im always happy to see more funding for magnetic fusion research. Maybe this will put more pressure on US politicians to at least not renege on our existing com
by yummypaint 7y ago
Im always happy to see more funding for magnetic fusion research. Maybe this will put more pressure on US politicians to at least not renege on our existing commitments (ITER). For reference, here is how we have funded it so far: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/U.S._historical_fusion_budget_vs._1976_ERDA_plan.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/U.S._his...
- imglorp 7y agoIf Earth spent a tiny fraction of the annual fossil subsidy, which is in the $US Trillions, on this stuff we'd have it knocked out in no time.
- ethbro 7y agoOr for < 1/3 of an Iraq War, to put it in other terms.
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- akvadrako 7y agoThere is not really much of a fossil fuel subsidy, unless you are counting costs of climate change.
- imglorp 7y agoNot true. Around $5T a year globally, $600B just US, some direct and some indirect. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fossil-fuel-subsidies-pentagon-spending-imf-report-833035/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fossil-f...
- akvadrako 7y agoIf you actually read that report you would see they include environmental costs from climate change and things like road usage and congestion. Sure, we shouldn't subsidize big trucks on highways - but it's deceptive to call that a fossil fuel subsidy.