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> France’s nuclear buildout, beginning in the 1970s, achieved the greatest decarbonization in human history I thought it was hydro in Quebec, or perhaps Norway

• ska 4y ago
  Doesn't decarbonation imply replacing something? Lots of places with the right distributions of water use hydroelectric, because it was cheaper to build out. Ontario has craploads of water (hello, great lakes) but not much elevation, at least not in the right places.
  • salmo 4y ago
    Funny enough, "electricity" and "hydro" were synonymous in Toronto when I lived there in the early 90's because of Ontario Hydro. It was named for the electricity coming from Niagara Falls, but then yeah... like you said.
    • ska 4y ago
      Oh I forgot about Niagara ! Well one fortunately placed drop :)