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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by fsflover on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @09:20AM (#30162719)
> what should we invest in to reduce CO2 emissions the most.

> And the answer is that building out wind/solar

Proofs?

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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by phicoh on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @09:46AM (#30163116)
The proof is that nobody is investing in keeping old nuclear power plants open. All over Europe. When those plants stay open it is governments paying for it.

In contrast, companies are now paying money to rent a piece of sea to put a wind farm in.

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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by fsflover on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:35AM (#30165012)
This is because nuclear can't fight with cheap coal and anti-nuclear propaganda: https://whatisnuclear.com/economics.html.
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