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This isn't hard to understand. * Most of the best sites for hydro (and geothermal) in western countries already have damns. * Between climate change and growi
by pavon 4y ago
This isn't hard to understand.
* Most of the best sites for hydro (and geothermal) in western countries already have damns.
* Between climate change and growing population, fresh water is becoming more and more scarce, making hydro a less dependable source of energy.
* These projects take a long time to plan and build.
Between these there is little opportunity for hydro to play a significant role in our short-term decarbonization plans, even ignoring ecological and safety concerns.
- idiotsecant 4y agofor some definition of the word 'best' - we have plenty of places that would be perfectly suitable other than all the pesky people it would displace. If we really cared about carbon-free energy that would be a solvable problem.
- burkaman 4y agoBut the only reason we care about carbon-free energy is because of the pesky people. If displacing people isn't a big deal, then climate change isn't a problem and we don't need to care about carbon-free energy at all. We'd just move populations as the climate changes.
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