▲ 2206 ▼ Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by sv1sjp@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 1121 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah at higher latitudes the energy consumption is highest when renewable production is lowest. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] droans@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Geothermal would work, but it is very expensive unless you have a large property or a decent sized pond. It would still require power from other sources, but would dramatically reduce demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Geothermal was trialed and deemed unprofitable. Nuclear power has been serving our baseload needs for 50 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Solar yes but not wind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) On coldest days in jan and feb the wind production here is nearly zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm glad your fellow countrymen have already got this figured out. Finland is a world leader in bioenergy. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/finland-energy#:~:text=Renewable%20Energy,system%20based%20on%20fossil%20fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't energy made out biomass (like wood-fuels) release a lot of CO2 as it's still a carbon source? Also, in the same article, nuclear energy seems to be pretty high up too (if not higher) and they're building a new reactor, showing that it's not one or the other, but a combination that's probably the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] droans@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Geothermal would work, but it is very expensive unless you have a large property or a decent sized pond. It would still require power from other sources, but would dramatically reduce demand. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Geothermal was trialed and deemed unprofitable. Nuclear power has been serving our baseload needs for 50 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Geothermal was trialed and deemed unprofitable. Nuclear power has been serving our baseload needs for 50 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Solar yes but not wind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) On coldest days in jan and feb the wind production here is nearly zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm glad your fellow countrymen have already got this figured out. Finland is a world leader in bioenergy. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/finland-energy#:~:text=Renewable%20Energy,system%20based%20on%20fossil%20fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't energy made out biomass (like wood-fuels) release a lot of CO2 as it's still a carbon source? Also, in the same article, nuclear energy seems to be pretty high up too (if not higher) and they're building a new reactor, showing that it's not one or the other, but a combination that's probably the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) On coldest days in jan and feb the wind production here is nearly zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm glad your fellow countrymen have already got this figured out. Finland is a world leader in bioenergy. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/finland-energy#:~:text=Renewable%20Energy,system%20based%20on%20fossil%20fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't energy made out biomass (like wood-fuels) release a lot of CO2 as it's still a carbon source? Also, in the same article, nuclear energy seems to be pretty high up too (if not higher) and they're building a new reactor, showing that it's not one or the other, but a combination that's probably the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm glad your fellow countrymen have already got this figured out. Finland is a world leader in bioenergy. https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/finland-energy#:~:text=Renewable%20Energy,system%20based%20on%20fossil%20fuels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't energy made out biomass (like wood-fuels) release a lot of CO2 as it's still a carbon source? Also, in the same article, nuclear energy seems to be pretty high up too (if not higher) and they're building a new reactor, showing that it's not one or the other, but a combination that's probably the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Doesn't energy made out biomass (like wood-fuels) release a lot of CO2 as it's still a carbon source? Also, in the same article, nuclear energy seems to be pretty high up too (if not higher) and they're building a new reactor, showing that it's not one or the other, but a combination that's probably the best. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Present day carbon cycling is okay. It's when you take captured carbon from millions of years ago and release it without capturing it that has gotten us into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent