• maplesaga@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I’m not against nuclear, it’s usually people like yourself the climate zealots that are. Hence Germany’s green party closing 30gw of nuclear power to instead buy coal produced solar panels from China.

    I choose not to thrust ourselves into poverty when there’s a near zero chance nuclear can replace it due to government bureaucracy. Somehow France did it in the 60s but now its one of the most expensive energy sources with the most NIMBY opposition.

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      3 hours ago

      coal produced solar panels

      There is nothing in the laws of physics (our current understanding of it at least) that prevents solar panels from being produced by other energy sources, including solar power.

      Solar panels are themselves just glass, aluminum, and silicon.

      If you can find a physics equation that shows you can only build solar panels using coal, you’d win a Noble Prize in Physics. It would be an honour to be the first person in the world to see your work on this absolute truth.

      What you actually care about is this:

      solar panels from China.

      I am glad more countries are giving their money to China being productive as opposed to giving you a free money cheque, while you disingenuously use “the poor” as a shield to gather sympathy domestically and abroad.

      If you cannot live your life without a free money cheque, have fun staying poor.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8JFCJP70rg

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        2 hours ago

        Well they require rare earths, of which China refines most of it due to its energy intensity. Most other countries dont want that amount of smog, whereas China is communist so can generate 60% of its energy from coal. This is why China produces the large majority of solar panels and wind turbines.

        You sound like you know nothing about energy generation, but you seem to fancy yourself an expert.