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Think. Again.

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4. In a way, yes...

Reply to Envirogal (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2024, 03:21 PM

May 2024

...we know that the absolute most harmful thing about energy production right now is CO2 emissions.

And yes, we WILL have to deal with less immediate dangers in the future no matter what we do, but the math does actually add up: less fossil fuel burning (due to replacing CO2 emitting energy plants) equals less CO2 emissions.

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