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I haven't seen many politicians campaigning for nuclear power, and you can't deal with CO2 emissions without that (base load problem, etc), so that's pretty ha
by the_economist 10y ago
I haven't seen many politicians campaigning for nuclear power, and you can't deal with CO2 emissions without that (base load problem, etc), so that's pretty hard to do.
- dagss 10y agoFirst step is just agreeing there is a problem and put it on top of the agenda though. Politicians are supposed to set goals and find incentives; the "how" part (batteries vs. hydro vs. new tech for power storage vs. nuclear) can be more up to the market. A politician who is scared of climate change will at least be easier to convince to approve a new nuclear plant in (relative) silence even if they are not actively campaigning on it as a solution. And properly taxing emissions will make nuclear plants more competitive, again without a politician having to explicitly aim for it or campaign for it.