Renewable Energy - Megathread

[n3m0]

@mark_m

Every form of what is tagged as “renewable energy” as pointed out by others previously still has a carbon footprint.

To repeat:

@n3m0

• The mean value of carbon dioxide emissions over the lifetime of a nuclear reactor is 66 grams per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
• Nuclear power emits more greenhouse gases per kilowatt hour than all renewables, including biomass (up to 41 grams per kilowatt hour), hydroelectric and solar (up to 13 grams per kilowatt hour), and wind (up to 10 grams per kilowatt hour).

@mark_m

Neither does it appear to be the prefect solution.

Which brings us back to the Nirvana Fallacy. There is no perfect solution.

As for the rest, I’d love to know your sources.