• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Perfect. Now that renewable technology is finally cheap and quick to build, the oil and gas lobby is trying to redirect attention to nuclear, which takes decades to build in most places.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, because it’ll tie budgets up for ten years building it, and in the meantime all the fossil fuel people can tap those final nails into our coffin while they line their pockets.

    • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      Ten years? More like twenty. Hinkley point C was started in 2013, supposed to be finished 2023. This year the estimation was corrected to 2029-2031.

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        2 months ago

        Counterpoint: UAE went from zero nuclear energy to producing as much as Denmark or Portugal produce renewables in ten years. From a base of zero nuclear expertise in the country.

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          2 months ago

          And we all know that the UAE are the international beacon of safety, worker’s rights, rule of law and cost effectiveness.

          That’s a really bad argument. That’s like saying the Soviet Union was really good at digging canals.

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            2 months ago

            So existing examples that go against your argument dont count because you dont like the country. OK.

            • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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              2 months ago

              So countering your argument with counterarguments why your example is flawed isn’t allowed, because you’d need to reconsider?

              Tell me, do you really think the UAE are willing, not capable, willing to invest in safety and lawfulness as much as any even halfway free country?