siririus

@siririus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He changed the topic from nuclear to coal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s like arguing why take chemo if it only makes you sicker in the short run. 🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  And because they shut down their nuclear plants, they had to start burning coal again…

  Unrelated and a whataboutism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Nuclear has been at that supply level since the 1970s. Other parts of the world have much higher renewable mixes in their energy inputs. For example, Germany:

  reuters.com/…/germany-likely-pass-50-mark-renewab…

  Nuclear is not necessary to meet climate change targets. In fact, it’s so damned expensive to deploy and maintain, it will harm meeting those targets.