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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by aaronblohowiak on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @08:47PM (#25284281)
Does plastic production necessarily emit co2?
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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by nordsieck on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @08:53PM (#25284329)
> Does plastic production necessarily emit co2?

I don't think so. But it currently uses petroleum/natural gas as feedstock.

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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by aaronblohowiak on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @09:56PM (#25284752)
So I don’t think that is actually a problem wrt climate change. Then it is more comparable to other mined minerals.
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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by redtexture on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @09:56PM (#25284749)
Energy is required to produce anything, thus consuming and producing CO2.
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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by aaronblohowiak on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @09:56PM (#25284758)
Well that energy could be from renewable — we can continue the plastic age into the zero carbon emission age.
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