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Re:Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online by tim333 on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:02PM (#28859013)
We've had nuclear power for 70 years and it hasn't exactly stopped CO2 emissions or made electricity too cheap to meter, and is much the same deal as it was 20 years ago.

Solar etc. on the other hand is growing rapidly and exponentially.

Re:Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online by andbberger on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:37PM (#28859255)
what are you talking about the nuclear power plants of the world have prevented gigatons of CO2 emissions and could have gone a lot further if the decision makers weren't a bunch of nincompoops who share a bed with the oil lobby.
Re:Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online by tim333 on Thursday October 14, 2021 @05:50AM (#28862209)
Check out global co2 emissions https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions

Up from 5 bn tons a year when nuclear power started around 1950 to 35 bn tons now. I think the Elon Musk type strategies have more promise. Not to say we shouldn't have nuclear but it still has the same problems it always had - slow to build, expensive, unpopular.