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  Yes. 
  Point is, it doesn't have to take that long, there's no technical reason for it.
  I hate the "it takes at least a decade" argument because it's become the last refuge of the anti-nuclear crowd. 
  The waste argument is gone, the security argument is gone, the cost argument is gone, so now all that's left is "it'll take to long".
context: Is this because of a lower amount of gas imports from russia or? >
  
  More working from home, warmer winters reducing power demand, repressed economies demanding less production, a bit more renewable energy production. >
  
  Winters are getting colder in ireland not warmer, out summers are heating up though which is nice >
  
  It is right up until the beautiful ecology of Ireland starts changing rapidly and whole species begin to die off or migrate. >
  
  Ireland is already fucking it's most pristine habitats for compost, they don't need climate change to do so >
  
  Could you elaborate on that habitat for compost? >
  
  I assume they're refering to peat extraction, though I think Ireland uses peat for fuel more than compost and that's been prohibited for most people as of 2022. >
  
  They export about half a million tons of peat a year for horticultural use, which equates to CO2 emissions of about 192 kilotons >
  
  How does half a million tons of peat equal to almost 200 million tons of carbon? >
  
  You're totally right I messed up my calculations I'll edit the post. >
  
  For the EU, US, and Canada every wind turbine, solar panel, and replacement to more energy efficient light bulb/appliance is less money to Putin’s war. >
  
  And nuclear reactor …. >
  
  Nuclear reactors take a decade or more to plan and build. I really hope that this war is over a decade from now and that Putin has moved on to another plane. >
  
  They only take "a decade or more" to build in nuclear-unfriendly regions.
  South Korea and Japan are consistently churning out <5 year reactors. Even when breaking ground (not just adding on more.)
  The right time to start building them is now. We'll need them in 5 years. We'll need them in 10 years. We'll need them in 20 years. >
  
  So the entire EU, the US, and Canada?