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		zakk on Oct 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclea... Part of these renewables are the so-called "biomass", which leads to pretty substantial CO2 emissions. So basically they replaced a CO2-neutral energy source, with another which is pretty CO2-intensive. Renewable does not mean good for the environment!

Karrot_Kream on Oct 17, 2022 [–]

Biomass use in certain European countries is... all sorts of questionable. Some of it is wood imports from America for use as "green" energy, discounting the energy cost of shipment.

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