Going Beyond Nuclear: Positive Shifts Towards Renewable Energy
Discover how the world is moving beyond nuclear power with positive indications such as Japan's solar advancements, Germany's renewable energy goals, and the growth of the U.S. solar industry. Explore reasons why nuclear power faces challenges and why a shift towards renewable energy sources is crucial for a sustainable future.
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Going beyond nuclear around the world Presented by Linda Pentz Gunter International specialist, Beyond Nuclear www.BeyondNuclear.org
Its already happening It s already happening
Positive indications Positive indications Japan installed 13Twh of solar in FY 2015, capable of producing more energy than the two Sendai reactors Germany, still on the path to 80% renewable energy by 2050 U.S. in 2015 installed zero GW new nuclear ; 8.5 GW of new wind; 7.3 GW new solar. (Gas=5.94GW. Coal = 3MW) U.S. solar industry is adding jobs 12 times faster than the rest of the economy
Technology is not the barrier (but Bill Gates might be)
Nuclear power: the case against Time Cost Risks (safety, security, health) Unreliability Inflexibility Emissions (CO2, radioactivity) Waste Proliferation
Why were still talking about nuclear power Lobbying power and political entrenchment Old nuclear wolves in sheep s clothing (small modular reactors, sodium-cooled reactors, thorium- fueled reactors) Media power of environmentalists for nuclear Ignorance THE BOMB
1952 Paley Commission (the missed fork in the road) The commission dismissed nuclear as capable of delivering only a modest fraction of American energy requirements at best. Instead, the commission strongly recommended aggressive research in the whole field of solar energy -- an effort in which the United States could make an immense contribution to the welfare of the world. But Eisenhower trashed Paley and took the path of Atoms for Peace
Nuclear power and the Bomb Nuclear power and the Bomb It s Article IV, stupid It s Article IV, stupid The booby prize for not developing nuclear weapons is nuclear power. Why? It s not about energy It s about political power Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Arabia of solar. Breaking the inextricable link means abolishing both atomic weapons and atomic energy.
Conclusions Nuclear power is collapsing under the weight of its own lousy economics But we need to keep pushing it out the door Renewable energy is winning. Trumpet this We must change the culture that perpetuates the inalienable right to nuclear energy for renouncing nuclear weapons www.BeyondNuclear.org
