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Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition." (futurism.com)
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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

To the disposal argument i like to ask; are we handling our waste from burning fossil fuels well?

Is run away climate change "doing it well"?

Would you rather your waste be buried in the ground or pumped into the atmosphere?

Containing the waste and burying it in the ground is the default for nuclear, meanwhile doing the same for CO2 is very challenging and it may never be viable.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

But we are comparing solar to nuclear.

Being better than fossil fuels is a pretty low bar.

And yes better nuclear than oil but the whole thing about nuclear is that it has a very delayed start time, so the argument of needing it ASAP supports solar if anything.