Economic growth no longer requires rising emissions

Re:Economic growth no longer requires rising emissions by eloff on Friday November 11, 2022 @10:40AM (#33562149)

The only possible solution four decades ago was nuclear, and even then it was only a partial solution, and which people oppose for illogical reasons. The story now is much more hopeful. I also hope nuclear can be a part of it, but I think battery advances are more likely to beat it to the starting line.

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Re:Economic growth no longer requires rising emissions by ZeroGravitas on Friday November 11, 2022 @11:54AM (#33563237)

Climate change is not just about electricity production.

There was a wide array of solutions available 40 years ago, including, but not limited to nuclear.

Notable mentions: carbon fees, preventing deforestation, not subsidizing fossil fuels, not actively encouraging methane release from oilfields, more efficient cars, trains, insulation, heat pumps and soar water heaters but really the list is very, very long.

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Re:Economic growth no longer requires rising emissions by eloff on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:06PM (#33565208)

> Climate change is not just about electricity production.

Agreed, but that was the part that could be addressed with nuclear.

> There was a wide array of solutions available 40 years ago, including, but not limited to nuclear.

I think we're in agreement, except for the word "solution". The things you mention are not solutions, but rather mitigations, bandaids, things that slow the pace of climate change. Which still would have been extremely useful to buy us more time to decarbonize.

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