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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Defeatists are just lazy. Call them out for being unwilling to actually do something about the climate.

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[–] JaN0h4ck@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You had me until the ocean cleanup.

The ocean cleanup doesn't even make a dent, it never will. The amount of trash we're dumping into the ocean is far higher than they could ever clean up. You have to fight the problem at the root, then you can think about cleaning it up. Otherwise it'll be fine to dump trash in the ocean "bc the cleanup guys will catch it"

[–] uis@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

indoor farming

This is opposite of reduction of enviromental harm

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (6 children)

It's not always up to us, but also countries like China that open a new coal plant every week.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Gotta power the factory that has to send garbage to america

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[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

Try looking at facts. Data. Or, rather, don't if you don't want to become depressed.

[–] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world -3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Solar isn't scalable, clean, or sustainable. The only real option is nuclear. Most of the benefits to solar come from countries involved in multiple genocides, territorial expansion, and diplomatic saber-rattling. It's a neat toy for youtubers, but it's no real solution.

[–] gil2455526@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 5 months ago

The issue with nuclear is the extremely high initial cost, and it's not as set and forget it as the propaganda wants you to think. In short, because of nuclear decay chains the power can't be just ramped up and down willy nilly, some of the byproducts poison the chain reaction and power needs to be managed. Having nuclear as the bearer of the minimal load with solar/wind/battery power for the variable load is the way I think works the best, but I'm not an expert.

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