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2024-11-25 16:23:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9CD67C8205B279334C8D15153DA06DE0A514E770324710FC6776D0F1E640CD16
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Factual error: the speaker suggests that the CO2 emissions of building wind turbines cancel out any climate benefits. This is inaccurate. Wind turbines last ~20 years. Taking construction emissions into account, they can achieve carbon "payback" in a matter of months. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148111002254 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/06/whats-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-wind-turbine/
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