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Can new nuclear energy effectively combat climate change?


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In this debate Dr. Paul Dorfman and Mark Nelson come together to discuss nuclear energy and climate change. Nuclear energy is a huge topic in the energy source debate, given its anticipated impact on climate change & the shifting geopolitical environment - but can new projects actually help solve climate change? See what Dr. Dorfman and Mr. Nelson have to say!

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Discussants
Dr. Paul Dorfman: https://twitter.com/dorfman_p
Visiting Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex;
Chair, Nuclear Consulting Group; Member, Irish Govt. Environment
Protection Agency Radiation Protection Advisory Committee.
Prof. Mark Nelson: https://twitter.com/energybants
Founder and managing director at Radiant Energy Group.
Thayne Kollmorgen: https://twitter.com/thaynekoll
Co-Founder/Software Development at Pnyx
Moderator Sources
-Climate Uncertainty and Risk - Judith A. curry:
https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Uncertainty-Risk-Environment-Sustainability/dp/1839989254
-Energy and Civilization: A History - Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.com/Energy-Civilization-History-MIT-Press/dp/0262536161
-Power Density: A Key to Understanding Energy Sources and Uses - Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Density-Understanding-Energy-Sources/dp/0262529734
-Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report - IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_LongerReport.pdf
-Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report - Summary for Policy Makers - IPCC: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
-The end of Oppenheimer's energy dream - Allison Macfarlane:
https://iai.tv/articles/the-end-of-oppenheimers-energy-dream-auid-2549
-Van Leeuwen and Smith's egregious mathematical errors - David Bradish:
https://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2008/01/van-leeuwen-and-smiths-egregious.html
-The home of Britain’s nuclear weapons is at risk — and climate change is to blame - Tom Chitty:
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/02/21/faslane-britains-nuclear-submarine-base-at-risk-climate-change-is-to-blame.html
-Is nuclear power the key to reaching net zero? - Paul Dorfman:
https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/energy/2023/08/nuclear-power-strategy-net-zero-vs-renewables
-X post on nuclear waste - Madi Hilly:
https://twitter.com/MadiHilly/status/1550148385931513856
-X post on energy project time and scale - Simon Mahan:
https://twitter.com/SimonMahan/status/1712176737180631193
-X post on Jan Willem Storm van Leeuwen - Isaac A Mattoo:
https://twitter.com/Mouse_McCoy/status/1712789942449869060?t=rsNKRn7PRm3CnjQbHP9CzQ&s=08
Original Music By Savfk
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#nuclear #energy #renewableenergy #technology #engineering #climatechange


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