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Re:Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas ... by lispm on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:51PM (#19599408)
> If I don't do that, then I'm not going to give a shit about this phenomena anyhow.

I fear that any savings in CO2 emissions will be useless, due to an increasing world population.

> Heating accounts probably about half of my carbon footprint

Heating, travel, transportation, industrial production, production of chemicals, production of concrete/cement ( https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46455844 ), food production, ... all those need to be addressed across the whole spectrum of climate-active gas - not just Co2, but also Methan and others.

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Re:Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas ... by vlehto on Monday April 08, 2019 @12:36AM (#19602136)
>I fear that any savings in CO2 emissions will be useless, due to an increasing world population.

Not having kids would help, but suicide would help more.

Many things matter, but big things matter more than small things. Electricity, traffic, industrial production and heating are all big things. All linked to energy production.

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Re:Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas ... by lispm on Monday April 08, 2019 @03:07AM (#19602834)
> big things matter more than small things

Not if the small things come in large numbers.

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