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Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/03/25/europe-3-energy-shocks-in-4-years-what-to-do-next/

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[โ€“] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's no option. Transitioning to nuclear will keep you burning stuff for 10-15 years whilst they're built. Even SMRs will be 5-10. Renewables come online with a much smoother transition curve. You reduce burning stuff sooner, and we need whatever is quickest.

[โ€“] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Still need batteries big enough to power global shipping etc. Nuclear can do that, even though building reactors takes time

[โ€“] wewbull@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It can, and I'm not anti-nuclear for all use cases. I just don't think it stops us burning stuff soon enough.

[โ€“] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

No perfect solution, sadly. We're also very late to start reducing emissions. And humanity doesn't seem to be able to get their shit together and actually do something about it any time soon