I don't know why it is so hard for so many reporters and publications to hold both "fusion research is cool and interesting and worthwhile" and "fusion is NOT a 'climate solution' on any meaningful time scale" in their heads — and stories — at the same time.
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Dave Levitan
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https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2022/9/full-committee-hearing-to-examine-the-federal-government-s-role-in-supporting-the-commercialization-of-fusion-energy
CFS spent 6x more on lobbying to Congress in 2021 than they spent in'20, and even more in '22. They paid a former Congressman to roam the Hill for them and it panned out in the CHIPS law - they got $Bs and keep all profits.
If they're really on the cusp, why? Telling.
I mean,
There France is, just casually, safely running a non-carbon major economy in many sectors, on DECADES OLD TECH.
What are we doing? Why, in God's name? Why are we doing that?!?
Je suis épuisé.