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Each dollar diverted from building renewables + storage into building nukes brings climate catastrophe nearer. Hydro generation sites are used up. We are demol
by ncmncm 4y ago
Each dollar diverted from building renewables + storage into building nukes brings climate catastrophe nearer.
Hydro generation sites are used up. We are demolishing dams, nowadays, because the fisheries they displace are way more valuable. (This does not make pumped hydro a bad idea: pumped hydro does not destroy fisheries.)
- schainks 4y agoI think this is a good argument, actually. It has been so surprising to see how quickly renewables have scaled up and built out. In the time you need to build, let's say, 3GW of nuclear, could you realistically build equal or more renewables with the same economics, reliability, and lifespan? I don't think that question has a clear-cut answer, but I think we are edging closer to "yes" by the numbers.