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2024-11-25 12:43:00 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF4458E663E9881AE003182527E7228AFF087C8A6CC36875A58FB5AC1658346B
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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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