Europe needs hyperscalers (lots of them)
Europe needs hyperscalers (lots of them)
Posted Feb 12, 2026 18:04 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)In reply to: Europe needs hyperscalers (lots of them) by rgmoore
Parent article: FOSS in times of war, scarcity, and AI
The justification for nuclear is "it's not carbon". So much of this carbon-neutral is exactly that - crap. When you burn anything the question should be "how long ago was the sunlight I'm releasing locked up?". Anything more that 100 years or so should be a red flag (nuclear doesn't count here - that's releasing ancient starlight :-)
Renewables, it's possibly measured in hours, which is great. Wood, of course, while not a particularly good fuel in many ways, is measured mostly in a century or two (or less). Coal and oil are adding to the CO2 burden, and from my knowledge of what's going on, I think we passed the point of no return quite a while back. I suspect Khim may be right in saying Europe will be going back to the 17th century, but on current performance I suspect the rest of the world will be joining us!
Cheers,
Wol
