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		pwarner on Jan 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy... Long term we need a lot more energy globally than we have today. Think like 2x USA per capita total energy consumption, but all as electricity. Take that model global, and we need a lot more electricity.

hazza_n_dazza on Jan 16, 2022 | [–]

Why? My 7nm CPU consumes heaps less power than my old 28nm CPU. What we need is a shift to fully renewable that dosen't eat the planet on the way.

soperj on Jan 14, 2022 | [–]

Why? Cars? Think about how much less traffic a city like Mumbai would have if it was all electric bikes instead of electric cars.

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