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Whatever. We’ve done too little, too late in order to tackle the climate threats. We’ve had the technology to build and deploy nuclear reactors for decades but

Whatever. We’ve done too little, too late in order to tackle the climate threats. We’ve had the technology to build and deploy nuclear reactors for decades but we’ve been burning coal and fuel like there’s no tomorrow so well…

toomuchtodo 2y ago
We're getting there. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102024/inside-clean-energy-largest-coal-plants-retirement-dates/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102024/inside-clean-ene... https://coal.sierraclub.org/coal-plant-map https://coal.sierraclub.org/coal-plant-map https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth-record-us-climate-china https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth... https://www.dnv.com/news/eto-energy-related-emissions-will-peak-in-2024/ https://www.dnv.com/news/eto-energy-related-emissions-will-p... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41602799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41602799 (citations)
- create-username 2y ago
  daily temperatures consistently above +2 ºC the median average since 1970 in my region
  - toomuchtodo 2y ago
    We should probably prioritize getting there faster then, and taking fossil fuel supply chain infrastructure and generation offline.
fwip 2y ago
The famous 4chan quote springs to mind. "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best is now."
- mattlondon 2y ago
  4chan? Are you serious? That proverb is ancient - it has been around for centuries (if not longer).
  - umeshunni 2y ago
    Pick your favorite wise quote source: [1] Ancient Chinese proverb [2] Abraham Lincoln [3] Albert Einstein [4] 4Chat/Reddit/Twitter
    - fwip 2y ago
      Exactly. I see a lot of people attributing it to a Ancient Chinese Saying, but no verification. At least I know for sure it was said on 4chan.
      - mattlondon 2y ago
        It was said here too, but that doesn't make HN the source. 4chan gets a lot of credit as the origin for various things which I don't think it deserves most of the time.
silver_silver 2y ago
It’s still possible to mitigate without upending society (provided the Hansen paper is wrong), but just barely and not for long. It is absolutely dire and urgent but we’re not beyond hope for the future generations yet.

toomuchtodo 2y ago

We're getting there. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102024/inside-clean-energy-largest-coal-plants-retirement-dates/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102024/inside-clean-ene... https://coal.sierraclub.org/coal-plant-map https://coal.sierraclub.org/coal-plant-map https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth-record-us-climate-china https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth... https://www.dnv.com/news/eto-energy-related-emissions-will-peak-in-2024/ https://www.dnv.com/news/eto-energy-related-emissions-will-p... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41602799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41602799 (citations)

create-username 2y ago
daily temperatures consistently above +2 ºC the median average since 1970 in my region
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  We should probably prioritize getting there faster then, and taking fossil fuel supply chain infrastructure and generation offline.

fwip 2y ago

The famous 4chan quote springs to mind. "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best is now."

mattlondon 2y ago
4chan? Are you serious? That proverb is ancient - it has been around for centuries (if not longer).
- umeshunni 2y ago
  Pick your favorite wise quote source: [1] Ancient Chinese proverb [2] Abraham Lincoln [3] Albert Einstein [4] 4Chat/Reddit/Twitter
  - fwip 2y ago
    Exactly. I see a lot of people attributing it to a Ancient Chinese Saying, but no verification. At least I know for sure it was said on 4chan.
    - mattlondon 2y ago
      It was said here too, but that doesn't make HN the source. 4chan gets a lot of credit as the origin for various things which I don't think it deserves most of the time.

silver_silver 2y ago

It’s still possible to mitigate without upending society (provided the Hansen paper is wrong), but just barely and not for long. It is absolutely dire and urgent but we’re not beyond hope for the future generations yet.