Tag Archives: CO2 emissions

100% renewables and 100% nuclear are both practically impossible

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

I’ve been following with interest how some nuclear power advocates are suggesting that building anything else than nuclear power is sidetracking us from the climate goals. These advocates claim that variable, non-dispatchable renewables will not be ultimately capable of delivering … Continue reading →

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Why we don’t have the luxury of saying no to low-carbon energy, in one chart

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

I’ve long maintained that the climate crisis is so acute that humanity simply does not have the luxury of picking and choosing which low-carbon energy sources we’d use. That option was foreclosed perhaps two decades ago, but the idea that … Continue reading →

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A Response to Lawrence, Sovacool, and Stirling. (Reblogged)

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

In the following post, Nicholas Thompson performs a very good examination of the much-publicized study that sought to “prove” commitment to nuclear power slows down CO2 emission reductions. Well, turns out the paper suffers from a basic math error – … Continue reading →

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Graphic of the Week: How to reduce emissions fast enough?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

According to most estimates, we really are running out of time for the required CO2 emission reductions. Even if we were to achieve peak emissions by 2016, we’d still need global emission reduction rates of around 3% per year – … Continue reading →

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