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Re:Germany to Introduce Bill to Accelerate Wind Energy Expan... by bakuninsbart on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @10:57AM (#31668285)
Compared to what? We've destroyed the vast majority of nature in the name of progress, setting the cut off point at renewable energy seems a bit weird, especially when the alternative to reducing our emissions is completely destroyed ecosystems and probably having to deal with extreme droughts every other year.
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Re:Germany to Introduce Bill to Accelerate Wind Energy Expan... by ekianjo on Thursday June 09, 2022 @07:33AM (#31679920)
> Compared to what? We've destroyed the vast majority of nature in the name of progress,

What? Since when? Most of the land of the world is still occupied by nature, and with cities expanding and remote villages disappearing the trend is not going against nature as much as you think.

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Re:Germany to Introduce Bill to Accelerate Wind Energy Expan... by an9n on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:25AM (#31668758)
> especially when the alternative to reducing our emissions is completely destroyed ecosystems and probably having to deal with extreme droughts every other year.

all of this is based on modelling that is open to question.

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Re:Germany to Introduce Bill to Accelerate Wind Energy Expan... by danuker on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:39AM (#31668985)
The last time the planet saw upwards of 400 PPM CO2 was 20-60 million years ago.

I am pretty sure such a change will ruffle a few feathers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene%E2%80%93Eocene_Therm...

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