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U.S. Pledge To Triple Global Nuclear Energy By 2050 (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by lntl@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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When I first read the titile, I thought that the US is going to have to build A LOT to triple global production. Then it occured to me that the author means the US is pledging to make deals and agreements which enable other countries to build their own. Sometimes I think the US thinks too much of itself and that's also very much part of American branding.

Where are my renewable bros at? Tell me this is bad.

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[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (5 children)

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Does anyone actually take these decades-long pledges seriously?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

From a country that's preventing shutdowns on the monthly, fuck no.

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Yeah a 20 year commitment when the next party will revert all progress means nothing.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

“I’m going to go to the gym three times a week until 2050!”

Then compare the effort in going to the gym three times a week with the effort in tripling the world’s supply of nuclear power.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely not and this is the shit that infuriates me about the Dems as a lefty. Too much lip service and not enough concrete action.

If you ever criticize the president, someone will undoubtedly give a long list of similar 'actions' as accomplishments to claim that you're foolish for the criticism.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly. Without a proper foundation these nuclear plants are never going to get off the ground. We need concrete action. We need trucks. We need aggregate. We need forms and rebar. We need a platform to base this power generation.