RedditIsShit9922 t1_j6nxpbw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Reply to comment by Earthling7228320321 in Major milestone for EU energy: Wind and solar produced more electricity than gas in 2022 by Zomaarwat

>we could be looking at fusion power as a more realistic near future option

Fusion is the exact opposite of that. It is highly speculative and can only become viable in the far future, if ever. Do not get fooled by the sensationalist headlines. There is a mountain of giant problems that need to be overcome before fusion can actually become commercial, and we have no idea if we can ever overcome these problems.

But we desparately need to act now, not wait for scifi tech to become reality. We cannot afford to waste money on this now. We should invest it into things are working to reduce CO2 RIGHT NOW.

Earthling7228320321 t1_j6p26ql wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:00 PM

I mean that would be great too but all signs point to us falling short of all the major climate goals so I think we should be funding every avenue of research we have on the matter. From renewables to fusion to AI to a new AI god based religion to give the masses of humanity a better life guide than the religions that are currently available. Which is a topic that I think we all need to talk more about, btw.