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Demand for gas down 7% as wind energy increases (www.rte.ie)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd recommend reading the EU's reasoning for allowing both natural gas and nuclear energy projects to receive "green" funding - https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-declares-nuclear-and-gas-to-be-green/a-60614990

But basically it burns much, much cleaner than coal, and is easy to fire up, so works great whilst transitioning the baseload to nuclear and renewable power.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh score, nobody ever actually follows up thank you. Article touches on arguments both for and against the inclusion of fossil gas. Good read

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I highly recommend reading Sustainable Energy without the hot air by the late David Mackay.

The issues are difficult, and it's often about choosing the least bad option.