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Is Nuclear Power a Solution to Climate Change?

Edis Osmanbasic / Engineering.com
December 12, 2019
Climate scientists have assessed that all coal-fired power plants should be phased out by 2030 in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and by 2050 in the rest of the world. The logical question is, if climate scientists don’t want us to use fossil fuels, which energy source should serve as the
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Bipartisan House Members Introduce Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

Jacqueline Toth / Morning Consult
June 19, 2019
House members have introduced an identical companion to the Senate’s premier nuclear legislation, opening the bill up for conversation in the chamber. Reps. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) and Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) co-sponsored the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act, along with Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Conor Lamb (D-Pa.), who chairs the Energy Subcommittee of the House Science,
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More natural gas isn’t a “middle ground” — it’s a climate disaster

David Roberts / Vox.com
June 1, 2019
May 30, 2019 – To tackle climate change, natural gas has got to go. Expert opinion on climate change policy has been evolving quickly. The opinion of policymakers has not always kept up. One area where this split is particularly notable is around the role of natural gas in a clean energy future. For Democrats,
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IEA: Decline in Nuclear Power Would Threaten Energy Security, Climate Goals

International Energy Agency
May 29, 2019
VANCOUVER – With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies that could result in billions of tonnes of additional carbon emissions, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Nuclear is the second-largest low-carbon power source in the world
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NYTimes: Nuclear Power Can Save the World

Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist and Steven Pinker / New York Times
April 7, 2019
As young people rightly demand real solutions to climate change, the question is not what to do — eliminate fossil fuels by 2050 — but how. Beyond decarbonizing today’s electric grid, we must use clean electricity to replace fossil fuels in transportation, industry and heating. We must provide for the fast-growing energy needs of poorer
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