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Why was Didcot "A" Power Station Demolished a Columnist Asks?

The demolition of Didcot "A" power station removed about 1.44 GigaWatts of generation. So why was it demolished when China is building many new coal fired power stations? Couldn't it have been made to operate in a cleaner way by filtering emissions etc?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7567013/PETER-HITCHENS-Ill-tell-truth-fanatics-Extinction-Rebellion.html


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  • I am somewhat sceptical, but I haven't taken the trouble to read the primary scientific sources.


    What bugs me is the argument that we cannot afford to get it wrong, so we must assume worst case scenario.


    I agree with others above that one of the worst, if not the worst problem, is the growth in the population.
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  • I am somewhat sceptical, but I haven't taken the trouble to read the primary scientific sources.


    What bugs me is the argument that we cannot afford to get it wrong, so we must assume worst case scenario.


    I agree with others above that one of the worst, if not the worst problem, is the growth in the population.
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