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Google commits to buying power generated by nuclear-energy startup Kairos Power

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589 points atomic128 | 10 comments | 14 Oct 24 19:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source | bottom
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encoderer ◴[14 Oct 24 19:21 UTC] No.41840917[source]▶
Finally, 24 years in, it’s really starting to FEEL like a new century.
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1. create-username ◴[14 Oct 24 19:32 UTC] No.41841021[source]▶
Whatever. We’ve done too little, too late in order to tackle the climate threats.

We’ve had the technology to build and deploy nuclear reactors for decades but we’ve been burning coal and fuel like there’s no tomorrow so well…

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2. toomuchtodo ◴[14 Oct 24 19:34 UTC] No.41841037[source]▶
We're getting there.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102024/inside-clean-ene...

https://coal.sierraclub.org/coal-plant-map

https://www.vox.com/climate/372852/solar-power-energy-growth...

https://www.dnv.com/news/eto-energy-related-emissions-will-p...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41602799 (citations)

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3. fwip ◴[14 Oct 24 19:44 UTC] No.41841128[source]▶
The famous 4chan quote springs to mind.

"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best is now."

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4. mattlondon ◴[14 Oct 24 19:58 UTC] No.41841276[source]▶
4chan? Are you serious?

That proverb is ancient - it has been around for centuries (if not longer).

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5. umeshunni ◴[14 Oct 24 20:24 UTC] No.41841549{3}[source]▶
Pick your favorite wise quote source:

[1] Ancient Chinese proverb [2] Abraham Lincoln [3] Albert Einstein [4] 4Chat/Reddit/Twitter

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6. create-username ◴[14 Oct 24 20:38 UTC] No.41841712[source]▶
daily temperatures consistently above +2 ºC the median average since 1970 in my region
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7. toomuchtodo ◴[14 Oct 24 21:21 UTC] No.41842160{3}[source]▶
We should probably prioritize getting there faster then, and taking fossil fuel supply chain infrastructure and generation offline.
8. silver_silver ◴[15 Oct 24 00:07 UTC] No.41843580[source]▶
It’s still possible to mitigate without upending society (provided the Hansen paper is wrong), but just barely and not for long. It is absolutely dire and urgent but we’re not beyond hope for the future generations yet.
9. fwip ◴[16 Oct 24 21:04 UTC] No.41863853{4}[source]▶
Exactly. I see a lot of people attributing it to a Ancient Chinese Saying, but no verification. At least I know for sure it was said on 4chan.
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10. mattlondon ◴[17 Oct 24 12:54 UTC] No.41869222{5}[source]▶
It was said here too, but that doesn't make HN the source.

4chan gets a lot of credit as the origin for various things which I don't think it deserves most of the time.