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Life after coal
We can't wait for new nukes, so what do we do now? |
Joseph Romm |
09 May 2008 |
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| Suppose the leaders of this country were wise enough to put a moratorium on traditional coal (the most urgent climate policy needed, as discussed here)? How will we meet our steadily growing demand for carbon-free power over the next decade? And to get on the 450 ppm path, we don't just need to stop U.S. emissions from rising -- we should return to 1990 levels (or lower) by 2020. Nuclear Nuclear is an obvious possibility, beloved of conservative Francophiles like McC ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, energy efficiency, nuclear power, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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