Re:World Energy Outlook 2022
by BjoernKW on Thursday October 27, 2022 @07:04AM
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How deciding against using an available energy source that might might help with alleviating short-term problems (nuclear power being an even more obvious and readily available option) could be considered even remotely similar to nuking a major city is beyond me.
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You don't just start a fracking operation "in the short term".
The same applies to building new LNG terminals, drastically increasing the storage capabilities for renewable energy, and making the power grid sufficiently resilient to be able to entirely rely on renewable energy.
Those measures take years to decades to materialise to a significant degree. Still, all those measures are currently being implemented, and rightfully so.
In comparison, developing a new fracking site from a mere technical point of view takes less than a year.
That's not to say we should do one or the other or prefer fracking over renewables. However, when the alternatives are to either continue to be at the mercy of a potentially hostile power or to use less environmentally friendly energy sources (such as coal or lignite) or to accept regular power outages as a consequence, simultaneously exploring all possible better avenues (including nuclear energy, which as mentioned is still readily available right now) is pretty much a no-brainer.