NOW they call for nuclear energy

 

It's probably at least 15 years too late, but the climate crisis plus the Ukraine war, which highlighted Europe's tenuous dependence on Russian oil and gas, have thrust nuclear energy back into consideration as an important alternative.

Tech Billionaires Rally Around Nuclear as Energy Crisis Looms

"But as concerns over climate change grow, nuclear power’s advantages have become clearer. Like solar, nuclear power has no carbon emissions; unlike solar, it can reliably produce energy 24 hours a day. It’s also a path toward energy independence. The war in Ukraine drove gas prices in the U.S. to an all-time high earlier this month. While building more nuclear reactors won’t alleviate the current pain — even the new, smaller designs will take years to license and build — supporters say it could help head off the next crisis."

Could?  It would ... if they would just get started. But the article goes on to say that the Bill Gates nuclear startup, TerraPower, is expecting to start operations with two plants in 2028.

That would be good.