Comment Re:Thermostat (Score 1) 95
Comment Re:New Nuclear Please (Score 1) 95
Nuclear: ~5–12 g COe/kWh
Wind (Onshore): ~11–26 g COe/kWh
Solar PV: ~85 g COe/kWh (mean)
Natural Gas: ~486–499 g COe/kWh
Coal: ~888–1,001 g COe/kWh
That looks like nuclear is the way to go but the issues are the time lag and availability of fuel and cost. If it takes 25 years to get a nuclear plant up and running and it lasts for ~60 (some last longer, but many don't) then assuming coal is the fill in, then the average over that period is (1/85)*(25x900+60x13) = 273. Solar is trickier to calculate as it would need a replacement halfway through that period but that's likely to be more efficient and have a lower CO2 footprint so I am assuming that this cancels out, roughly, then it's (1/85)*(5x900+80x85) = 132. If you assume 10 years to build it's 180g. Even with mid-life replacements, it's still lower over 85 years than nuclear. Overall, though, it's about a system so there might be storage involved, etc. and always-on power has an economic and social benefit. Onshore wind will do better as g/CO2 are only a bit above nuclear, but offshore is between onshore wind and solar
We don't have to do either/or - we can replace with both in parallel. How much depends somewhat on cost and finance as well as other factors.
The arithmetic is different if you are replacing natural gas. Someone else can calculate that.
Comment Re:New Nuclear Please (Score 1) 95
You actually can think you can convince people to change their lifestyle? That's delusional as fuck.
And this is why no one has inside toilets because it would involve changing lifestyle.
Comment Re:New Nuclear Please (Score 1) 95
Comment Re:Well, AI (Score 1) 95
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
We will need chargers every 200km of highway
Range is already more like 500km. And what if someone devises a battery trailer for Northern Canada that increases range from 500km to 1000km?
Comment Re: Fuck Trump (Score 1) 383
It is never safe to assume that a problem is 'temporary' and will be solved with advancements.
Yes, improvement isn't assured, but it is likely and has been pretty continuously demonstrated for EVs, just as it was for ICEVs.