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> The failure modes of hydrocarbon based power are huge. Most notably cooking the entire planet, which stands at 197,000,000 square miles.

It's a good thing then that hydrocarbon-based power is being phased out as well. For example, the EU just announced their target to eliminate emissions by 2050.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-unveils-plan...



Governments around the world are competing in announcing ever more ambitious climate targets. Would be nice if they would also walk the walk.


> Governments around the world are competing in announcing ever more ambitious climate targets. Would be nice if they would also walk the walk.

A few EU member-states already met their targets a few years ago, and are actually ahead of schedule.

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/07/22/six-eu-countrie...

Every challenge might be different, but there are indeed countries not only walking the walk but doing so at a fast pace.


yeah, if we don't have blackouts this year i'll be pleasently surprised. As this "plans" roll out w/o nuclear, we will become more dependant on gas from Russia. And as the blackouts roll out, we will have a portion of the electorate that will vote to get back to fossil fuels.


> yeah, if we don't have blackouts this year i'll be pleasently surprised.

How does this address GP's statement that governments don't "walk the walk" ?

Meanwhile, some member states, like Portugal, already managed to get a few days of the year being 100% self-sufficiency from renewables.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/portugal-breaks...

What exactly leads you to believe that blackouts are possible or expected?




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