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“Energy mix” is not the same as “electricity mix”, a lot if this is gas used to power cars and trucks, which are another problem entirely and isn't solved by re
by littlestymaar 2y ago
“Energy mix” is not the same as “electricity mix”, a lot if this is gas used to power cars and trucks, which are another problem entirely and isn't solved by renewable alone but by another technology (electric cars) which synergies even better with nuclear than with renewables.
Of course reductions over “the last two decades” aren't due to nuclear, since France was already all nuclear two decades ago, duh.
Most of emissions reductions over that period where due to: improved efficiency (car engine, notably), but also massive disindustrialization unfortunately (which ultimately raised the emissions, since we now import goods produced with a more emissive electricity mix than us), renewables are only marginal in that regard (it mostly substituted nuclear production…)
- fsh 2y agoThe climate doesn't care which sector emits the CO2. For a societal analysis, focusing on only electricity makes very little sense.
- littlestymaar 2y agoThe thing is: no alternative to nuclear can help on non-electricity emissions either, so when it comes to the topic of nuclear vs the rest, it doesn't make sense to talk about the whole and it makes sense to focus on electricity. That doesn't mean we don't care about the others, it's just completely irrelevant to the discussion. I do care about biodiversity or women's right as well, that doesn't mean it's relevant to bring in unrelated topics.