schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-squaresic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down20·1 month 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-up12·1 month agoOh but we can, these overall are great sources of clean energy.
minus-squarethetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoWhat’s your alternative?
minus-squareHappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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.
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.