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- JeSuisUnHombre ( @JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee ) 1•1 year ago
It’s easy to be cynical and say “no shit we’ve known this for 100 years” but I’d also like to appreciate that a prominent world leader is making a decently strong statement. It’s happening (way too) slowly, but those in power are starting to realize how fucked the current situation is.
- BaldProphet ( @BaldProphet@kbin.social ) 0•1 year ago
It’s time for #biofuels, baby.
- Deceptichum ( @Deceptichum@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
It’s time for renewables and renewables only.
- interolivary ( @interolivary@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Unfortunately renewables won’t quite get us there, because many of them have seasonal outputs and we don’t have any good ways of storing energy on a large scale. Wind, solar etc. can’t produce energy 24/7, and when there’s overproduction we can’t store it anywhere. There’s some interesting solutions like this Finnish company working on a sand battery but nothing that’s good to go right now.
Right now nuclear energy is the only good solution. I’d bet on small-scale modular reactors, at least if we can collectively get over the irrational fears many have about anything nuclear.
- Bumblefumble ( @Bumblefumble@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Bio fuels are per definition not fossil fuels.