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Environment & Energy

David__77

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1. The quickest path to decarbonization is a nuclear one.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2022, 02:33 AM

Jul 2022

It would help bide time for the development of other non-carbon sources. Also, even with efficiency efforts, energy usage per capita will rise and not fall and that is a sign of human progress.

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Pickering Nuclear plant needs to be 'un-retired' if Ontario hopes to meet zero carbon goals [View all] NNadir Jul 2022 OP

The quickest path to decarbonization is a nuclear one. David__77 Jul 2022 #1

Well, yes, given that it took half a century of cheering for solar and wind to get to 1/3 of what... NNadir Jul 2022 #2

By 2030 according to the very conservative IEA Finishline42 Jul 2022 #3

I'm actually familiar with decades of energy soothsaying. NNadir Jul 2022 #5

By 2030 our global electricity demands will be hundreds of GW higher than today NickB79 Jul 2022 #7

I think both paths should be taken. David__77 Jul 2022 #4

I don't agree. The solar and wind industry are not worth the huge... NNadir Jul 2022 #6

CANDU refurbishment is becoming a big business... hunter Jul 2022 #8

I've added myself to an ANS news feed. There's a conference... NNadir Jul 2022 #9