Comments by "guydreamr" (@guydreamr) on "The German Economic Collapse Is Worse Than We Think | @visualeconomiken" video.

Closing down nuclear plants only to go back to coal is absolutely one of the dumbest things I've ever heard.
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@itchynail "Badly disciplined and generally unstable potheads" Do you have a source in support of that sweeping generalization? "Look at trains in Germany" The train issue is due to lack of public investment in infrastructure thanks to the neoliberal precepts of austerity, not as a result of the quality of the workforce. That's from "Addressing Germany's Infrastructure Woes," International Railway Journal.
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@itchynail Well you can believe whatever you want to believe, but if you're looking to persuade others, you're going to need to provide something other than unsupported opinion, namely, at least one independent source. Until you do, your statements are rejected.
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@hamzamahmood9565 Bad demographics doesn't necessarily translate to a shortage of qualified workers. As the video itself pointed out, Japan has one of the worst demographics on earth, yet it has enough qualified workers to staff its advanced industries, including nuclear.
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@szymonbaranowski8184 Co2 is far from harmless, it is in fact a greenhouse gas and is one of the prime drivers behind global warming. That's from "What is Climate Change?," United Nations. Burning coal also releases mercury into the environment and is one the main reasons for the high levels of mercury in fish like tuna and swordfish, which has been a health issue of increasing concern for humans. That's from "So Where Does All That Mercury in Fish Come From?," FoodPrint.
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@AAWT Those are excellent observations, agreed.
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@stefanroeder87 France's nuclear power program is in fact quite cost effective compared to other energy sources. The French energy regulator, Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE), has forecasted the production cost of existing nuclear power to be €60.7/MWh over the period 2026-2030, decreasing to €57.3/MWh over 2036-2040. These costs are relatively low, making nuclear energy a competitive option for France's energy mix. That's from "Nuclear Power in France," World Nuclear Association, as well as "France’s CRE unveils forecast on nuclear power costs over the period 2026-2040," Enerdata. So until you provide at least one independent source to the contrary your statements are rejected. Also, I've seen no evidence whatsoever that climate change making it increasingly difficult to cool nuclear power plants, certainly not at levels any where near making nuclear power cost ineffective. In any event, building more nuclear plants would be the very thing to do to arrest climate change and prevent rivers from warming any further in the first place.
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@szymonbaranowski8184 Co2 is far from harmless, it is in fact a greenhouse gas and is one of the prime drivers behind global warming. That's from "What is Climate Change?," United Nations. Burning coal also releases mercury into the environment and has been found at dangerous levels in fish, including tuna and swordfish. It is a significant issue for humans, especially pregnant women and children. That's from "So Where Does All That Mercury Come From?," FoodPrint.
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@szymonbaranowski8184 Co2 is far from harmless, it is in fact a greenhouse gas and is one of the prime drivers behind global warming. That's from "What is Climate Change?," United Nations. Burning coal also releases mercury into the environment and is one the main reasons for the high levels of mercury in fish like tuna and swordfish, which has been an issue for pregnant women and children. That's from "So Where Does All That Mercury in Fish Come From?," FoodPrint.
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@karols9660 Which goes to show that Merkel shouldn't have counted her chickens before they hatched.
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@itchynail Oh really? "Japan has adopted a new policy to maximize the use of nuclear energy. This includes accelerating the restarts of closed reactors, extending the operational life of aging plants, and developing next-generation reactors. The goal is to ensure a stable power supply and reduce carbon emissions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050." That's from "Japan adopts plan to maximize nuclear energy, in major shift," Associated Press. So until you provide at least independent source indicating otherwise, your statements are rejected.
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@itchynail What? More unsupported opinions? They're likewise equally rejected. 😂
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@rw9737 There's no question that both water vapor and CO2 are greenhouses gases and are at the same time essential to life at certain levels, including for plants. The question however, is one of balance. Too much of these gases, such as at the increasingly high levels produced by human activities, produces a runaway effect that raises temperatures and makes organized human life increasingly problematic, not to mention is capable of triggering mass extinction events. Kinda like what is happening right now, and will continue to accelerate if nothing is done about it.
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@itchynail Wtf did I just read? 😂
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@stefanroeder87 As a matter of fact, my sources were derived from chatgpt, specifically Bing Chat, which is powered by gpt. Enerdata in particular is a neutral statistics site pertaining to climate data and decarbonization indices. In any event, you've still failed to provide any sources either in support of your statements or in rebuttal of my mine, so your claims are once again rejected.
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@stefanroeder87 As a matter of fact, my sources were derived from gpt, specifically Bing Chat. Enerdata in particular is a neutral statistics site pertaining to climate data and decarbonization indices. In any event, you've still failed to provide any sources either in support of your statements or in rebuttal of mine, so your claims are once again rejected.
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