The Natural Philosopher explained on 18/05/2021 :
On 18/05/2021 16:24, Theo wrote:
Tim+ wrote:
Apart from a workable/economically viable carbon capture system.

Carbon capture is doable (at a power station). Storage is the problem.

But anyway, reducing emissions by (say) 90% is still a win.

First of all only if you believe that CO2 is EVIL. All the evidence is that a
doubling of CO2 would increase food production, shrink deserts and have ****
all effect on global climate, although 1 °C would be nice and give us more
farmland.

Secondly no intermittent renewable source will achieve that or anything like
it. In fact intermittent renewable energy actually increases emissions die to
its massive energy footprint in manufacturing and disposal and the fact that
it has to be co fired sub optimally with fossil fuel.

Renewable energy„¢ is an ArtStudents„¢ solution to an ArtStudents„¢ nonproblem.

If you want reliable cheap low pollution power, you build nuclear plants.

If you want to scam consumers and virtue signal your way to massive taxpayer
ripoffs, you build windmills


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