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4. Covid definitely helped with carbon emissions; 2022 was the...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:21 PM
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...only year since I've been tracking it that energy consumption measured in Exajoules actually fell, if I recall correctly - I'm away from my computer right now - it could have been 2021.

The carbon impact was modest however.

I'm ambivalent about closing the Straits of Hormuz. I oppose all fossil fuels, but on the other hand, at this moment the burden falls, as is always the case, on those who can least afford it.

To the extent it raises interest in nuclear energy, which it seems to be doing, it's a good thing. To the extent it induces immediate pain on the poor, it is regrettable.

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