UK Guardian: A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up – ‘Shutteri

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UK Guardian: A nuclear plant’s closure was hailed as a green win. Then emissions went up – ‘Shuttering of facility raises awkward climate crisis’
By Marc Morano
March 21, 2024
10:38 am

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/20/nuclear-plant-closure-carbon-emissions-new-york

When New York’s deteriorating and unloved Indian Point nuclear plant finally shuttered in 2021, its demise was met with delight from environmentalists who had long demanded it be scrapped.

But there has been a sting in the tail – since the closure, New York’s greenhouse gas emissions have gone up.


Castigated for its impact upon the surrounding environment and feared for its potential to unleash disaster close to the heart of New York City, Indian Point nevertheless supplied a large chunk of the state’s carbon-free electricity.

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/03/21/uk-guardian-a-nuclear-plants-closure-was-hailed-as-a-green-win-then-emissions-went-up-shuttering-of-facility-raises-awkward-climate-crisis/