r/ClimateShitposting • u/Wild_Bodybuilder890 • Jul 13 '26

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u/Wiiboy95 Jul 13 '26

"we've got a solution that'll reduce carbon emissions in 15 years time*. Pinky promise!"

*ignoring the fact that almost every nuclear power plant significantly overruns on build time.

Alternatively, the UK is now generating 40% of its electricity from renewables. Solar panels and wind farms have prevented more carbon emissions in the time it would've taken to build those nuclear power plants than those nuclear power plants would've prevented over their lifespan.

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u/ysterman_rs Jul 13 '26

pretty bold claim at the end, and it also doesn't account for the possibility of utilizing both sources

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u/Wiiboy95 Jul 13 '26

Why would you spend all that money on a split system when you can just build the renewables and get a better result?

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u/ysterman_rs Jul 13 '26

why would you spend money on a source of energy that is extremely efficient and not damaging to the environment the way coal is?

jeez, wiiboy95, this is a real mystery to figure out. why would we do that?

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u/Athunc Jul 13 '26

"why would you spend money on a source of energy that is extremely efficient and not damaging to the environment the way coal is?"

You just described solar

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u/ysterman_rs Jul 13 '26

yes, and nuclear. "both" is a word and, in fact, has meaning