Sunday, June 15, 2014

And that's going to require nuclear energy


According to a recent report, the most gains on fighting greenhouse gas induced global warming will be made by reducing carbon emissions.

That's not a very surprising result, but it does emphasize what nuclear industry types like myself have been saying for years, and also that which several reputable climate scientists have said as well.

Reducing emissions will be the primary way to fight climate change

"Ultimately, the group focused its investigation on the five strategies that appear to hold the most promise: reducing emissions, sequestering carbon through biological means on land and in the ocean, storing carbon dioxide in a liquefied form in underground geological formations and wells, increasing the Earth's cloud cover and solar reflection. 
Of those approaches, none came close to reducing emissions as much as conservation, increased energy efficiency and low-carbon fuels would. Technology that is already available could reduce the amount of carbon being added to the atmosphere by some 7 gigatons per year, the team found."
I will note that interestingly, burying biochar is also considered a useful strategy.


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