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> When it comes to climate change, the most important goal is to reduce emissions as quickly as possible. This means switching from 100 units gas to 90 units re
by hackerlight 3y ago
> When it comes to climate change, the most important goal is to reduce emissions as quickly as possible. This means switching from 100 units gas to 90 units renewable 10 units gas in 5 years is way better than switching to 100 units nuclear in 15 years. If you figure out a solution to the remaining 10 units of gas somewhere within 100 years, you end up ahead!
This is an important refutation of "we need grid-scale storage before we can build out renewables". The total area under the curve is all that matters. 90% renewables + 10% gas can mean less overall emissions than 100% nuclear if it occurs sufficiently faster.