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The CO2 cost of creating nuclear power plants from concrete is a drop in the bucket compared to the 30-45% of CO2 emissions from power generation and transporta
by foxyv 5y ago
The CO2 cost of creating nuclear power plants from concrete is a drop in the bucket compared to the 30-45% of CO2 emissions from power generation and transportation that needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Especially since it will be a remarkably small percentage of overall concrete usage.
Concrete isn't negligible, however the unavoidable 4% of emissions for standard concrete isn't enough of a deterrent to require us to curb its use in favor of other methods immediately. Especially considering it's utility. With enough carbon free energy we could offset that 4% very easily. In the same way we can create carbon neutral fuels with sufficient cheap energy.