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The anti-nuclear lobby may have a point but this paper is an embarrassment to their cause. The author says directly and without supporting evidence that "nucle
by perrygeo 3y ago
The anti-nuclear lobby may have a point but this paper is an embarrassment to their cause.
The author says directly and without supporting evidence that "nuclear power itself will deliver virtually nothing to the climate emergency’s resolution." The subtitle of the paper is "Diversion from climate action" without any explanation.
This is an extraordinary claim - the author holds the sole viable plan to save the climate and anyone who dares say otherwise is causing a diversion. It's made more extraordinary by the fact that nowhere in this entire rambling 54 page document do they provide evidence why nuclear and climate are fundamentally in opposition.
The author seems weirdly obsessed with identifying who supports nuclear energy so he can build up a political enemy. Most of the text involves naming names and casting speculative doubts on their motives - precious little time discussing the actual substance of the debate.
- SenAnder 3y ago> The subtitle of the paper is "Diversion from climate action" without any explanation. This trick is pulled off by claiming nuclear diverts investment from solar/wind, counting on the reader to forget that one could just as easily say nuclear diverts investment from coal. That Germany had to increase their reliance on coal after shutting down nuclear, and that unlike wind and solar, coal and nuclear can both serve as reliable base-load power, shows how dishonest the nuclear vs. wind/solar framing is.