schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUS, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report saysapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoI talked with a a mechanic once who said that the tiny amount leaked is minuscule compared to emissions from non-renewables.
minus-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down20·3 months agoThat sounds positive to me. However, we cannot tout these as being such a great source of clean energy, especially one to aid in the challenges of eliminating fossil fuels when they use plenty of those.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoOh but we can, these overall are great sources of clean energy.
minus-squarethetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoWhat’s your alternative?
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYou’re assuming “oil” and “crude oil” are the same thing. Even if they were using crude in one of these it would be a considerable carbon cost saving over the lifetime.
I talked with a a mechanic once who said that the tiny amount leaked is minuscule compared to emissions from non-renewables.
That sounds positive to me. However, we cannot tout these as being such a great source of clean energy, especially one to aid in the challenges of eliminating fossil fuels when they use plenty of those.
Oh but we can, these overall are great sources of clean energy.
What’s your alternative?
You’re assuming “oil” and “crude oil” are the same thing.
Even if they were using crude in one of these it would be a considerable carbon cost saving over the lifetime.