Rex Kerr
Mar 4, 2022

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When you’re faced with a crisis, but not an existential one, trying random different stuff to solve it that might turn it closer to an existential crisis is not a good idea.

The easiest lever right now is probably nuclear power. The crowd most opposed to it is the crowd most sympathetic to climate change — flip them, and it’s suddenly tenable. We’ve already got electric vehicles covered; we just need power storage and a steady supply to augment solar and wind and such. New plants could be online in 5–10 years and have a massive impact on emissions in countries with nuclear tech.

It’s not the only possibility, but it beats pipeline sabotage if you’re in a hurry for a big difference that isn’t already underway.

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Rex Kerr
Rex Kerr

Written by Rex Kerr

One who rejoices when everything is made as simple as possible, but no simpler. Sayer of things that may be wrong, but not so bad that they're not even wrong.

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