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robert iolini's avatar

I noticed only a brief mention of nuclear energy. Why is that? I mean, why not present nuclear as a viable alternative to fossil? I guess that's for another post?

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Maarten Boudry's avatar

Yeah, probably because I have been banging that drum too often already. ;-) See here, my very first post! https://open.substack.com/pub/maartenboudry/p/why-environmentalists-pose-a-bigger?utm_source=post&comments=true&utm_medium=web I totally agree that nuclear is a viable alternative, but if you're a developing country, you can't just leap-frog to nuclear at once. Fossil fuels are a great stepping stone to industrialize and then switch to nuclear.

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robert iolini's avatar

Thanks for the reply and links to your previous writing on the nuclear topic. I'll read them soon. Regarding nuclear as a viable energy option, I guess each so-called developing country is also in the process of developing a robust humanitarian political/legal system. So access to nuclear technology might present issues about nuclear weapons.

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