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The World Won’t Get To Net Zero Emissions Without Nuclear Power

R-Squared Energy

Any time I write about nuclear power, it evokes passionate responses from readers. That was certainly the case following my previous article, Nuclear Power Could Cut The World’s Carbon Emissions In Half. There is always a contingent who are convinced that all we need is solar power. Where is nuclear power growing?

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

It is a primary data source for numerous companies, government agencies and non-government organizations. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Renewables and Nuclear Power. ” Oil. Natural Gas.

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EU Scientists and Politicians Clash Over Gas and Nuclear as ‘Sustainable’ Investments

DeSmogBlog

This science-based threshold — considered necessary to achieve emissions targets by 2050 — excluded all fossil fuels from being in the taxonomy. Between March and July 2020, nuclear lobbies met with EU representatives twice as often as they did in 2018, according to the non-governmental organization Reclaim Finance.

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Cancer Alley Activist Sharon Lavigne Among Goldman Environmental Prize Winners for 2021

DeSmogBlog

Kimiko Hirata, 50, fought coal plant construction in Japan following the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Lavigne got her start in the environmental movement after attending a school board meeting in 2015, where she met members of a local organization called H.E.L.P. Her parents organized in St.

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After Pandemic, New York’s Buildings Face Daunting Decarbonization Mandate

GreenTechMedia

Researchers at NYU’s Marron Institute recently published a review of 2011 to 2016 data for 4,000 buildings finding that the city’s mandatory energy audits resulted in energy use reductions of 2.5 The proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line would carry hydropower from Quebec south to New York City.

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Power to the People. Action Plan for 2017 & Beyond.

Earth Gratitude

Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Rally on 19 September 2011 at Meiji Shrine Outer Garden. Power to the People! Department of Energy that is focused on the future, preserving our resources and powering the grid with clean energy. Support a ban on nuclear weapons. © WikiMedia Commons. Used with permission.

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The Future(s) of Fossil Fuels - 2020

Mr. Sustainability

The time is therefore now to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy rather than try to sustain the unsustainable. The worst year for oil ever Oil fueled the 20th century. Many of us now believe it is not a matter of if, but when we will transition away from fossil fuels.