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Slow, [Expensive] and Amazing - Nuclear Power [2/3]

Mr. Sustainability

Nuclear power is up to three times more expensive than wind or solar Summary - Costs of renewables continue to fall incrementally and are at a record low of around €40 per MWh. Nuclear power plants, especially in the West, are confronted with high construction costs, extreme delays and more stringent safety measures.

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Southern Company Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2050, but Seeks New Gas Plants for Now

GreenTechMedia

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Counting on 'negative carbon' solutions.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

DeSmogBlog

Wind Power ‘Blackout’ Risk Porter told BBC Radio 4 listeners in the interview: “There were risks around blackouts this winter. Kathryn Porter’s 2017 blog confusingly quotes without context reports about how climate models warm in response to carbon dioxide.

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Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

Business Green

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. As President Biden observed, the IRA "makes the largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change".