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> Nuclear power is often promoted as one of the best ways to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to generate the electricity we need, but new research suggests
by Krasnol 6y ago
> Nuclear power is often promoted as one of the best ways to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to generate the electricity we need, but new research suggests that going all-in on renewables such as wind and solar might be a better approach to seriously reducing the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-nuclear-won-t-cut-it-if-we-want-to-drop-carbon-as-quickly-as-possible https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-nuclear-won-t-cut-it...
- stjohnswarts 6y agoSciencealert isn't really a viable academic source. Most of the time its sources are reasonable though. Renewables won't cut it and we don't have a whole lot of time left for people to figure that out.
- Krasnol 6y ago> Renewables won't cut it and we don't have a whole lot of time left for people to figure that out. If we don't have lot of time left, than we don't need to waste money on nuclear.