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It's already almost too late to stop climate change. If nuclear wants to be part of that push (and base load without carbon is its only real selling point apart
by LatteLazy 6y ago
It's already almost too late to stop climate change. If nuclear wants to be part of that push (and base load without carbon is its only real selling point apart from weapons production), it needs to be ready to turn on in the next 5 years. That doesn't seem likely to me.
- wmiel 6y agoOn the other hand phasing out the existing nuclear in favour of natural gas doesn't seem to solve the problem either.
- pfdietz 6y agoIf you add CCS to the natural gas it would. And that would likely be cheaper than nuclear.
- LatteLazy 6y agoAt this point, it seems really unlikely we will "solve" the problem. I suspect we will go with flood defences, water management projects and geo-engineering. So I think it's safest to take the cheapest option. Right now, that seems to be green energy (wind and solar) plus some gas power to deal with intermittent supply.