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ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>Better solar, wind, etc., has fewer risks than better nuclear tech in the long run.

no https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-d...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>That has little to do with the decommissioning itself,

yes they cut the main source of green energy

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>The worst of the lies about nuclear is that it can somehow help create a carbon-neutral economy.

Of course it wouldn't

nope

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

> That cost is not reflected in current electric rates

nope ''In fact, the carbon-intensity of French electricity has increased. After years of subsidies for solar and wind, France’s 2017 emissions of 68g/CO2 per kWh was higher than any year between 2012 and 2016.

The reason? Record-breaking wind and solar production did not make up for falling nuclear energy output and higher natural gas consumption. And now, the high cost of renewable electricity is showing up in French household electricity bills.

According to Eurostat, although French households pay 41% less than German households, electricity in France has, over the past decade, been increasing in price much faster than electricity in Germany.''

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>Shellenberger has zero credibility.

not an argument , bring proofs he's wrong

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>Solar costs have fallen very rapidly.

proof? beacuse using solar and wind bring a rise in the cost of energy https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/02/05...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

that's not the only cost of renewables,look at germany and france https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/02/05...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

https://www.iea.org/statistics/?country=WORLD&year=2016&cate...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>a sizeable area becomes inhabitable for centuries

Well no, reactors in chernobyl remained operative until 2000 ,and chernobyl is not inhabitable look at all the animals that live there , the level of radiation is low.Regarding fukushima people are already returning in evacuated zones

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>Unlike coal or nuclear, renewables are easily scaled down

beacuse they stop working

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

so the only problems with solar are only caused by idiots who oppose it and regulations

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

maybe 4 years aren't so relevant,maybe you should bring proof's of what you say

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

> Your report is from 2015

so ?

>Given how rapidly PV costs have continued to decline (and how major nuclear efforts collapsed with cost explosions since then), that's useless.

you say so, but the one with evidence is me not you

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>It's really not a given that we must use high levels of electricity to maintain a high quality of life

this is just an intellectual dishonest excuse to ignore nuclear energy

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

maybe we can use carbon capture and nuclear to produce carbon neutral fuel

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

hope people will listen this obvious article , nuclear is cheaper, safer and need less resource's than any other type of energy

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-d...

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/09/frances-nuclear-clean-...

https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/pubs/2015/7057-proj-costs-elect...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>Average wind turbine generates = 3 MW

it doesn't work like that , capacity factor of wind is almost half of the capacity factor of nuclear

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

>I mean, it's half the cost of nuclear

it's not https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/pubs/2015/7057-proj-costs-elect...

ftr45on Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

nuclear is the safest and cheapest option https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-d...

https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/pubs/2015/7057-proj-costs-elect...

ftr45on Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Have 100% Clean Power

it's actually beacuse storing nuclear waste doesn't create ''radioactive wasteland''

ftr45on Had They Bet on Nuclear, Germany and CA Would Already Have 100% Clean Power

it's pretty obvious ,nuclear is the only avaible solution to climate change, renewables are not