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Re:White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help mee... by LaMarseillaise on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:31PM (#27052935)
> Nuclear makes little sense for climate targets.

I do not care only about the climate - I care about the environment. The entire planet should not be covered with solar panels and wind turbines. Whether or not it is more expensive, I support nuclear because it is the right thing to do.

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Re:White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help mee... by legulere on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:40PM (#27053060)
Rooftop photovoltaics alone could produce 40% of US electricity: https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/eyes-on-environment/the...

You don’t need to cover the whole planet.

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Re:White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help mee... by LaMarseillaise on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:50PM (#27053194)
Current US electricity. To decarbonize transportation and industry, we will need 200-300% more. That drops rooftops to 10%, and that does not account for night and winter (overbuilding and storage).
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