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Court rules Europe can call nuclear and natural gas sustainable investments for its green transition (apnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/energy@slrpnk.net
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Note: Btw I don't endorse this ruling. I just thought it was important news to share

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Forgot about hydropower, the OG and also most reliable renewable

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I didn't want to get into an argument about construction CO2 and emissions from the reservoir.

    But i would certainly class Hydro as green.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Sure, I get that. Dams often involve lots of concrete, which emits insane CO2 during production; and dams devastates large areas of nature (or human settlements).

    Just felt it weird to state that natural gas is required for a stable renewable power grid, when hydro exists. Wherever hydro is possible, it's almost certainly better than natural gas in most aspects.

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