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Re:Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free cou... by invalidusernam3 on Monday March 09, 2026 @11:15AM (#47310184)
How much impact does it realistically have on climate change? I would expect it to be relatively small compared to things like owning a car?

In a perfect world we would want to reduce emissions as much as possible in every facet of life, but in the real world I think we should pick battles that have the biggest impact.

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Re:Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free cou... by asdff on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @01:29AM (#47319386)
Might be one of those situations where globally it is irrelevant but heavily fouls up local air due to geography or prevailing airflow patterns.
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Re:Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free cou... by mrspuratic on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @07:56AM (#47322013)
Smoke yes, but you're also turning a carbon sink into a carbon source. At ~16% of the island's surface area, peatland stores an estimated 53% of soil based carbon. (source: Irish Peatland Conservation Council)
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Re:Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free cou... by asdff on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @03:52PM (#47327986)
It grows back right?
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