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It's a matter of necessity. Until grid storage catches up shortfalls in renewable output need to be mitigated somehow. The other option is to just keep all th
by h0l0cube 2y ago
It's a matter of necessity. Until grid storage catches up shortfalls in renewable output need to be mitigated somehow. The other option is to just keep all the gas and coal baseload and switch off the renewables, which would be much worse for emissions
- worik 2y ago> The other option is to just keep all the gas and coal baseload and switch off the renewables The other option is to shut down the coal plants that are destroying the climate. And put up with the consequences. But, money.
- adrianN 2y agoThe consequences of "just shutting of coal" right now would be blackouts. People would riot and people would die. It would kill any support for climate action.
- hackable_sand 2y agoU so right Let's just do nothing now and leave it for later :)
- adrianN 2y agoNo, what we need to do now is not "just shut off electricity lol". It's building carbon free alternatives as quickly as we can.
- hackable_sand 2y agoHomie You flinched. But you came through.
- immibis 2y agoExactly. We have to choose between everyone dying and everyone rioting.
- adrianN 2y agoNo, there are more options. In fact it’s rather impossible to choose „everybody is rioting“ in democratic countries, and very difficult in dictatorships.
- usefulcat 2y agoThat's a transparently gross oversimplification, and I find it very hard to believe that you're not aware of that fact.
- h0l0cube 2y agoBut.. health services. But.. utilities. But.. transport. But.. basic goods. But.. writing comments on hacker news. Sure, big business will suffer, but so will everyone else. It's fairly understandable why rolling blackouts are not politically sensible.