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Re:US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019 by tempestn on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:17PM (#21994155)
The problem with that is, when you build a gas plant, that's infrastructure that you now have an economic incentive to run for decades. So while switching to these plants might make a small improvement now, it will cause greater pain in the future.
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Re:US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019 by 727262826hdhd on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:25PM (#21994248)
It's not a small improvement though, it's the primary source of the USA's emissions gains. And it comes with the side bonus of promoting energy independence while also creating exportable products.
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Re:US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019 by acidburnNSA on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:13PM (#21994698)
It's undercutting and killing what makes over 50% of our carbon free energy: our 100 GWe nuclear fleet. Gas is not an ok end point. Nuclear is. Killing an ok endpoint to make small gains while approaching a not-ok endpoint is unwise.
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Re:US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019 by SiempreViernes on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:46PM (#21998068)
I mean, the reason natural gas makes a difference is because the USA isn't actually trying the cheapest and most effective way: just reducing emissions.
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