Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by haihaibye on Friday November 08, 2019 @05:49PM
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LNG has 1/3 to 1/2 less CO2 per MWh than coal. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
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Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by lisper on Friday November 08, 2019 @06:07PM
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Sure, every little bit helps. But to avoid long-term catastrophe we have to get net carbon emissions down to pre-industrial levels. A 50% reduction sounds good on paper, but it's a trap. Suppose we achieved it. Then what? We're still increasing the overall CO2 concentration, just at a slower pace. That won't help us avoid catastrophe, it just delays it for a while, and probably not for very long. LNG is not a step towards a solution, it's a detour that leads back to catastrophe by slightly longer route.
Re:Nuclear energy is a vital part of solving the climate crisis
by thatfrenchguy on Friday November 08, 2019 @07:05PM
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50% is not good enough.