Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times::Scientists in California make a significant step in what could one day be an important solution to the global climate crisis, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels.

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    9 months ago

    Nuclear fusion isn’t the solution to the climate crisis. It’s decades away, if it ever happens; the climate crisis is something we’re having to tackle now.

    • Uranium 🟩@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Researching this doesn’t prevent renewables being researched or rolled out? I think the nuclear scientists developing this might be better researching this as opposed to researching fission reactors or researching renewables as this is likely their area of expertise.

      Fusion is a long shot but if it was achieved it would be world changing (hopefully for the better)

    • ExLisper@linux.community
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      9 months ago

      I just bought a house 30 meters above see level. If I calculated this right I will get to retire in a beach front property. That’s the best solution to climate change you can get today.

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      9 months ago

      Solution:

      No more Private Jets or Yachts.

      Transportation Infrastructure Overhaul to transition away from cars and diversify to a set of electric or non-fuel forms of transportation (Lightrail, Train, Electric Busses, Bikes, Lamborfeeties.)

      But to do the latter we’d have to go on a major guerilla marketing campaign to undo decades of car company propaganda.

      And for the former we’d basically have to perform a miracle.

    • Match!!@pawb.social
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      9 months ago

      Fusion could become perfect and effective tomorrow and it still wouldn’t solve the climate crisis because of the power and influence of entrenched corporations