Ripudaman Malhotra reports in later 2018 that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its special reporton climate change with a clarion call for immediate action to reduce greenhouse emissions. That has been clear for a long time, and the dire consequences of climate change are now expected to be felt as soon as 2030. The urgency is mainly because as a society we have been late in taking action.
The world also needs lots of energy, particularly electricity, for the well-being of its citizens. Unfortunately, the one source of clean electricity, nuclear power, has been off the table for many in the “environmental” movement. Readers of this blog know that I am a strong proponent of nuclear power. In my last post, I pointed out three reasons for supporting nuclear power: 1) near-zero carbon emissions, 2) fewest fatalities per unit of electricity, and 3) the smallest environmental footprint. This post deals with several of the what-about questions I am asked online or after my talks.
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