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"We must choose between champagne for a few or drinking water for all." - Thomas Sankara (lemmy.world)
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

That may be, energy is less of a worry than it has been previously. Tbh the thing I was most interested in was the laundry restrictions, because we’ve still only got so much water.

That and I actually do pretty alright on that quiz, but I did not have a lifestyle anywhere close to the guidelines I saw.

Can we produce carbon free energy everywhere/easily transport it anywhere?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Can we produce carbon free energy everywhere/easily transport it anywhere?

    Pretty much. The exact mix of solar, wind, geothermal and hydro varies, but some combination will typically get the job done. And we have nuclear fission as a backstop where necessary.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    That’s equally inspiring and infuriating, given the amount of fossil fuels that we use.

    I do really hope someone sees my comment and remembers the source/knows what to search for, because I wonder if it was calculated before the explosion of rooftop solar/advances in battery technology or if it’s generally leaning towards fear mongering. Or maybe it was just being pessimistic about the likelihood of political will required for carbon free energy everywhere.

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