Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune
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Oil above $100. Gas prices up 70%. Every crisis has a different trigger—and the same vulnerability. Europe must become the world's first Electro-Continent.
  • Kanda@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Still need batteries big enough to power global shipping etc. Nuclear can do that, even though building reactors takes time

    • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      It can, and I’m not anti-nuclear for all use cases. I just don’t think it stops us burning stuff soon enough.

      • Kanda@reddthat.comEnglish
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        20 hours ago

        No perfect solution, sadly. We’re also very late to start reducing emissions. And humanity doesn’t seem to be able to get their shit together and actually do something about it any time soon