Michael Shellenberger in Forbes:
Privately, many climate and energy experts admit that the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to decarbonize energy supplies is with nuclear power.
How could they not? France and Sweden proved it.
As a result, the two nations enjoy vastly cheaper and cleanerpower than solar and wind-heavy Germany and Denmark.
And yet many of the same experts proclaim publicly, “We need a clean energy mix!” — one that includes solar and wind.
Why?
The reason has nothing to do with technology, engineering, or economics and everything to do with politics.
As a result, we are at grave risk of locking in fossil fuels and making the decarbonization of energy harder, slower, and more expensive than it needs to be.
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