• Elleo@slrpnk.net
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    10 days ago

    This time to feed its infinte hunger for energy.

    UK electricity demand is down 20% since 2012, and continuing on a downward trend.

    Changes away from more polluting energy sources to meet this reduced demand is a good thing.

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      8 days ago

      We don’t share a common premise for a discussion. To you the industrial society is a constant and you think replacing nature with industrial energy production is a good trade. To me nature is a constant and I think replacing industrial society with more nature is a good trade.

      Global electricity demand is expected to rise at a faster rate over the next three years, growing by an average of 3.4% annually through 2026.

      https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2024/executive-summary

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        7 days ago

        This is replacing agricultural fields. Solar panels allow for a drastic increase in biodiversity over crop monocultures. It’s an improvement on the metrics you care about as well as in energy production.