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is nuclear power a solution to climate change?

Posted on 2 June 2022 by ClareSnow
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Elon Musk and other tech gazillionaires are talking up nuclear power as the carbon emmission free answer to our energy needs. The European Commission is considering designating nuclear power a “green” source of electricity, to encourage more nuclear investment, or greenwash, depending on your stance. New Scientist wrote about nuclear power as a solution to climate change last week, but I can’t get past the paywall. I don’t think nuclear is the solution we need.

solar and wind, not coal or nuclear

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Posted in Energy | Tagged APEC, Australia, Chernobyl, government, History, Kakadu NT, mine rehabilitation, mining, Northern Territory, nuclear power, Ranger Uranium Mine, Russia, uranium | 3 Replies

Advice from earlier this century

"We must head back towards zero. At one degree the genie is out of the bottle, at two degrees the bottle is broken"
– David Spratt (2009)

About Clare Snow

Perth, Western Australia

As a kid I wanted to be an ecologist or botanist, but I trained as a librarian. I blog about the nature surrounding me and what we can do to ensure our natural world is still here for our children’s children.

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