Infrastructure planning in the Age of Climate Change [View all]

[LouisvilleDem]

Interesting study of what works and what doesn't when it comes to reducing CO2 emissions.

http://canadianenergyissues.com/2014/01/29/how-much-does-it-cost-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-a-primer-on-electricity-infrastructure-planning-in-the-age-of-climate-change/

The goal is to produce cheap clean electricity:



This is where various key countries land in that evaluation:



So what do the worst countries (Quadrant II) have in common? A national emphasis on "renewable" energy: mostly wind and solar. And what do the best countries (Quadrant IV) have in common? Lots of nuclear.