> Except we could have avoided enormous amounts of emissions if every first world country had followed France’s lead back in the 1970s. We should have, but we

> Except we could have avoided enormous amounts of emissions if every first world country had followed France’s lead back in the 1970s. We should have, but we didn't, and we can't change the past, so it's irrelevant. Not only can't we change the past, but it's an apples to oranges comparison to compare what we ought to have done in the past to what we ought to do today, given how drastically renewables have decreased in cost between the 1970s and the year 2023. > By the time renewables technology advances sufficiently (grid-scale storage is still a necessary but unsolved piece of the puzzle) we will have wasted a 50+ year hard start we could’ve had with nuclear. There is no need to wait for grid-scale storage. That piece of the puzzle can be added later to replace last mile gas peaker plants. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37219148 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37219148