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Re:Looming natural gas shortages has the EU scrambling for s... by tomputer on Saturday July 16, 2022 @04:12AM (#32116136)
> Homes aren't heated with nuclear power, they're heated with gas. Industrial processes don't run on nuclear power either, they run on gas.

I'm glad that there are still people who understand this. In the Netherlands 90% of the homes[1] still run on natural gas and that's not something we can "simply" replace. It is possible and will eventually happen but it will take years if not decades.

And that's just homes in the Netherlands. Take a look at the global energy mix[2] how much the world still depends on gas.

[1] https://www-cbs-nl.translate.goog/nl-nl/nieuws/2021/07/92-pr...

[2] https://ourworldindata.org/energy-mix

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Re:Looming natural gas shortages has the EU scrambling for s... by sorenjan on Saturday July 16, 2022 @05:35PM (#32122194)
The switch should have started years or decades ago. If 90% finds it economically beneficial to keep using fossil fuels for heat the economic incentives are faulty and needs to be updated to move to other alternatives. Heat pumps, bio fuel, waste heat from industry, there are probably plenty of other sources. And of course, energy management, with well insulated houses.
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