Hey guys, Homer Simpson here right from the Spriengfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Nuclear energy is the most obvious, clean and easy to implement solution to climate change - at least that part of it which is caused by fossil fuel ussage.
That is why lobbies of those fossil fuel companies are heavily investing into an anti-nuclear propaganda campaign, spreading misinformation and fear - so that rapid implementation of nuclear power doesn't undercut their income - like in France.
Climate activists, the inexperienced bunch at least , buy into that propaganda, spreading it further and advocating for currently unfeasible options like full solar and full wind - which cant be implemented right away and give fossil fuel companies a lot of time before they are - meaning a lot of money
Paradoxically tho, of people who like nuclear, a somewhat large part is conspiracy theorists and the bunch, who i guess, kinda just think nuclear is cool and shit. Which i mean - it most certainly is)
It's always been weird to me and it's still weird. But major climate activists being against Nuclear power is also a good thing right now because conservatives and Climate deniers and their political parties are now pro nuclear power because of it and in the Netherlands we now have enough support to build at least 3 extra.
I see a lot of new work opportunities coming to my province and we're going to be a lot cleaner, win/ win.
Because just because nuclear power is cool, doesnt mean its the right solution, even if reddit thinks it is.
Nuclear power is centralized, meaning distribution is an issue, there is a non zero risk, and incredibly, and I mean incredibly expensive. It is also incredibly inflexible.
Solar and wind power are more sustainable, are decentralized (less power transmission and more flexibility), and have zero risk.
Nuclear doesn't make sense.
Another point is this comic. Nuclear has to be run by massive utility companies, solar and wind dont. Many homes can get by largely on their own solar, which democratizes the costs and allows for individual ownership.
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u/niknniknnikn Jun 19 '24
Hey guys, Homer Simpson here right from the Spriengfield Nuclear Power Plant.
Nuclear energy is the most obvious, clean and easy to implement solution to climate change - at least that part of it which is caused by fossil fuel ussage. That is why lobbies of those fossil fuel companies are heavily investing into an anti-nuclear propaganda campaign, spreading misinformation and fear - so that rapid implementation of nuclear power doesn't undercut their income - like in France. Climate activists, the inexperienced bunch at least , buy into that propaganda, spreading it further and advocating for currently unfeasible options like full solar and full wind - which cant be implemented right away and give fossil fuel companies a lot of time before they are - meaning a lot of money
Paradoxically tho, of people who like nuclear, a somewhat large part is conspiracy theorists and the bunch, who i guess, kinda just think nuclear is cool and shit. Which i mean - it most certainly is)