When it comes to energy, wind and solar are the only sensible bet. Nuclear and CCS just aren’t going to cut it, and the evidence is substantial. We need the simple options that work WITH our environment, not the complex & expensive technologies that reflect the same extractive/exploitative attitudes as fossil fuels. There’s a huge amount of helpful information in this IPCC graphic (full version here: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/figures/summary-for-policymakers/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FigureSPM7.png , Guardian article here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/down-to-earth-ipcc-emissions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other ). #energy #climate
@helenczerski How exactly does nuclear not cut emissions as well as wind/solar? Neither link addresses that.
@LouisIngenthron The full IPCC report does. Nuclear plants are hugely complex and resource-intensive, and there are also the carbon emissions associated with long-term storage of fuel (which has so far NEVER been done - the first real long-term nuclear storage for ANY historical waste will only come online in 2028).
@helenczerski Do you have a link you can share to that, please?
@LouisIngenthron @helenczerski Here https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/