WRITTEN BY LEAH BARKOUKIS ON NOV 30, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
How Climate Activists Have Increased CO2 Emissions By Vilifying Nuclear
Climate activists who have successfully vilified nuclear energy, leading to plant closures around the Western world, may be surprised to learn that their efforts have actually increased greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report from The Breakthrough Institute, an environmental research center.
“Premature shutdowns of nuclear power plants in developed countries, for instance, have caused additional annual carbon emissions that now total 138.1 million metric tons (Mt) of CO2 equivalents a year,” the report states. [emphasis, links added]
“This yearly carbon footprint is nearly equal to the combined annual emissions from 37 African countries, with a total population of 455 million people.”
The paper explains that phasing out clean energy sources like nuclear increases carbon emissions because there has to be a replacement energy source, and more often than not it is fossil fuels.
The effect on CO2 emissions over the last decade from such moves has been significant.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/how-climate-activists-have-increased-co2-emissions-by-vilifying-nuclear/
