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Comment by jmyeet

It isn't sufficient but CO2 emissions have been dropping substantially for some time: by about one-third per capita and 20% total from their respective peaks [1].

Solar price for both installation and power production has dropped like a rock since 2010 but that's expected to continue [2]. The beauty of solar is that it has no moving part and is the only form of direct power generation. Everything else involves moving a turbine, which increases costs (capital and opeartional), maintenance and complexity.

This is also why I simply don't believe nuclear fission power generation has a future: it's way too expensive and takes too long to build. Small modular reactors are a fad that ignore the greater efficiencies of larger vessels.

[1]: https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/united-states

[2]: https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/2030-solar-cost-t...

parent jmyeet 2 years ago

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