Nuclear energy
A distraction on the road to climate solutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21428337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Squassoni (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 290-294 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-3402 • E-ISSN: 1938-3282 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00963402.2021.1990488 |
| OpenAlex | W3213956395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Much needs to happen, and happen quickly, to avoid the worst climate catastrophes. Despite its low-carbon virtues, nuclear energy is anything but quick. At its best, nuclear energy might provide some load-balancing ballast for renewable energies; at its worst, it will slow the transition to a net-zero emissions future and should therefore be trimmed from our set of options. Continuing to support nuclear energy at the expense of faster and cheaper alternatives for cutting greenhouse gas emissions is a losing strategy
Business · Climate change · Distraction · Economics · Energy (signal processing) · Environmental economics · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Nuclear engineering · Nuclear plant · Physics · Renewable energy · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geology · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Nuclear and radioactivity studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |