For most countries around the world, sourcing energy entirely from wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower by 2050 would reduce their energy needs and costs, improve air quality, and help slow climate change, according to a study in Environmental Science & Technology.
    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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      3 days ago

      That doesn’t fix the problem though. For one thing they’re not net zero because they’re not capturing 100% of the carbon and also that’s like putting a bucket under a leaky pipe and claiming you fixed the pipe.

      The bucket will overfill and then you’ve still got water on the floor.

      Or you could fix the pipe.