Dcal
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All energy making sources will release CO2 during manufacture. Including windmills. Then there is the transport from somewhere like Denmark coupled with installation.
We do actually have a clue what to do with the waste. It won't be long before it is fully treatable.they are using lasers to break it down into individual atoms.
But that's not what you said.
I did wonder how long before the old wind turbine not recovering the energy required to construct them lie would take to make an appearance.
We can certainly agree that all energy making sources will release CO2 to build and install them.
We should just be upfront on the true life cycle costs and the CO2 footprint.
I'm neutral on low carbon technology but I do know the argument about global warming is over and it's a fact the world needs to address.
The ridiculousness of your position is it's OK for one energy source but not for another.
The same applies to your statement on nuclear waste.
We have been promised from the dawn of the nuclear age that the technology will be there to clean up the mess when needed but it's always just around the corner.
Have you any idea the power requirements of the lasers needed to break down elements into their individual atoms? How many more nuclear power stations will it take to power them? Will they be able to provide enough power to deal with their own waste?
If it can be made to work that would be awesome but in the meantime, turning the waste into radioactive glass and burying it deep underground seems a much more sensible proposition.
Just tell me where you live and I'll get them to send the first load over.
Now if they could crack fusion
I have no doubt there are and will continue to be advances in all these areas I just can't understand why you are so certain "that it won't be long" to solve a problem in the nuclear waste industry but a technological break through in batteries (or any renewable technology) seems completely impossible.