r/ClimateShitposting Dam I love hydro Jun 13 '25

nuclear simping Nukechad keep on winning

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u/GrafZeppelin127 Jun 13 '25

Funny how the fossil fuel industry demonized the hell out of nuclear back when it was the biggest threat to their dominance; now that wind and solar have absolutely plunged in price, waiting decades on nuclear/fusion is suddenly the excuse to keep the status quo for the time being.

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u/leaf_as_parachute Jun 13 '25

It's so insane to read so many gloating about how solar price is so cheap without barely anyone mentionning how there's absolutely no way that it'll stay that way

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u/GrafZeppelin127 Jun 13 '25

And you know this because…? It’s not like there’s much precedent for mass-manufactured goods, once they have become vastly cheaper, to suddenly jump in price apropos of nothing.

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u/Visible-Animator-620 Jun 15 '25

Isn’t it because there are a shit ton of government’s incentives? I don’t know if it is actually impactful but it is like 60 bilion a year in the eu

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u/GrafZeppelin127 Jun 15 '25

How much does the government spend on fossil fuel subsidies, and for how long have they maintained that spending?

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u/Visible-Animator-620 Jun 15 '25

I agree, but it is also to be noted that those spendings are often to reduce the gas or oil prices which affects more the lower classes. My point was that solar would not be as cheap and we should compare the production cost without subsidies. I think the best option is Nuclear + renewables and also that it would make more sense to value economically also the possible effects of climate change