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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by lozenge on Sunday October 27, 2019 @09:29AM (#21369551)
"limiting warming below or close to 1.5 °C would require to decrease net emissions by around 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050"

How long would it take to build out nuclear "with no sacrifice necessary"?

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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by sampo on Sunday October 27, 2019 @11:31AM (#21370319)
> How long would it take to build out nuclear "with no sacrifice necessary"?

Less time than it will take to finish this lawsuit.

In the 1970s, Sweden built reactors in 5-7 years. In current decade, China has built reactors in 5-7 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Sweden#List_o...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_reactors#China

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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by beerandt on Sunday October 27, 2019 @03:08PM (#21371728)
Except for the delay that they'll have to fight potentially frivolous lawsuits...
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by EGreg on Sunday October 27, 2019 @10:31AM (#21369906)
5-7 years
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