▲ 417 ▼ The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In this universe we didn't though, I'm not sure why the multiverse is relevant here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) We were talking about power strategies from the 1980s and the person above said it would just be the "cheapest". If countries really were just building the cheapest, it would not have been renewables back then. We were already talking about a counterfactual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess. If we're in this hypothetical alternative universe then those plants built in the 80's would be at the end of their lives and we'd be looking to spend a fortune to replace them with new nuclear or we'd be saving money by building renewables. I'm still not sure what this line if discussion is accomplishing though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Probably nothing - though I do think it's worth remembering that renewables were much more expensive in the past than they are now. It's one reason why government action has been so slow - other reasons apply to nuclear power. I think people who are switched on to the crisis are all too aware that renewables are now easily the best source of power, but forget too easily that it was only through significant investment that we've ended up here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) We were talking about power strategies from the 1980s and the person above said it would just be the "cheapest". If countries really were just building the cheapest, it would not have been renewables back then. We were already talking about a counterfactual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess. If we're in this hypothetical alternative universe then those plants built in the 80's would be at the end of their lives and we'd be looking to spend a fortune to replace them with new nuclear or we'd be saving money by building renewables. I'm still not sure what this line if discussion is accomplishing though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Probably nothing - though I do think it's worth remembering that renewables were much more expensive in the past than they are now. It's one reason why government action has been so slow - other reasons apply to nuclear power. I think people who are switched on to the crisis are all too aware that renewables are now easily the best source of power, but forget too easily that it was only through significant investment that we've ended up here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess. If we're in this hypothetical alternative universe then those plants built in the 80's would be at the end of their lives and we'd be looking to spend a fortune to replace them with new nuclear or we'd be saving money by building renewables. I'm still not sure what this line if discussion is accomplishing though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FishFace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Probably nothing - though I do think it's worth remembering that renewables were much more expensive in the past than they are now. It's one reason why government action has been so slow - other reasons apply to nuclear power. I think people who are switched on to the crisis are all too aware that renewables are now easily the best source of power, but forget too easily that it was only through significant investment that we've ended up here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Probably nothing - though I do think it's worth remembering that renewables were much more expensive in the past than they are now. It's one reason why government action has been so slow - other reasons apply to nuclear power. I think people who are switched on to the crisis are all too aware that renewables are now easily the best source of power, but forget too easily that it was only through significant investment that we've ended up here. permalink fedilink source parent