David MacKay has done some great work, but I feel I need to present some of the criticism he has received, for balance. In particular, there is a perception th

David MacKay has done some great work, but I feel I need to present some of the criticism he has received, for balance. In particular, there is a perception that he is biased towards nuclear energy (understating its drawbacks, while also being unnecessarily dismissive of renewables). People can consider these articles for themselves: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-david-mackay-britain-must-go-nuclear-to-control-climate-bgtjk0j6wh9 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-david-mackay-br... "Professor David MacKay: Britain ‘must go nuclear’ to control climate" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/idea-of-renewables-powering-uk-is-an-appalling-delusion-david-mackay https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/idea-of-... "Idea of renewables powering UK is an 'appalling delusion' – David MacKay" The latter, from 2016, includes the line: "There is this appalling delusion that people have that we can take this thing that is currently producing 1% of our electricity and we can just scale it up..." For reference, according to: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/wind-solar-overtake-nuclear-electricity-source-uk-first-time-renewable-energy-a8281656.html https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/wind-solar-overtak... "Renewables’ share of electricity generation shot up to 29 per cent, while nuclear sources accounted for around 21 per cent."