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by m101 300 days ago
None of those energy source is zero-ish. They all require upfront releases of CO2 to create, and end of life release to recycle.

Nuclear for base load and gas for peak/flexible demand is the most climate friendly solution available.
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digdugdirk 300 days ago
Look, I love to be pedantic as much as the next person on this site, but let's not miss the forest for the trees. State level legislature relabeling fossil fuels so they count as "green" is not the path to a better future.
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timeon 300 days ago
> They all require upfront releases of CO2 to create, and end of life release to recycle.

All of them require that; but not all of them require it during the production. Some, like natural gas, do.

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m101 300 days ago
Yes, but that's not the point is it. The point is: what are total emissions?
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