Cory Doctorow on Nostr: China's nuclear success story also doesn't hold up to scrutiny - they've brought 50GW ...
China's nuclear success story also doesn't hold up to scrutiny - they've brought 50GW of nukes online, sure, but they're building 95-120GW of solar *every year*.
Solar is the clear winner here, along with other renewables, which are plummeting in cost (while nukes soar) and are accelerating in deployments (while nukes are plagued with ever-worsening delays).
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