Joe Lassiter is a deep thinker and straight talker focused on developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy. His analysis of the world's energy realities puts a powerful lens on the stubbornly touchy issue of nuclear power, including new designs for plants that can compete economically with fossil fuels. We have the potential to make nuclear safer and cheaper than it's been in the past, Lassiter says. Now we have to make the choice to pursue it.

Joe Lassiter: We need nuclear power to solve climate change

We need nuclear power to solve climate change

Harnessing nuclear power as a feasible, safer, and cost-effective alternative could pivot the world away from coal reliance.

Emerging nuclear technologies and natural gas as backup for solar offer viable paths to meet the 'Chindia test' for clean energy.

By 2040, despite advancements, 200 million in China may lack clean cooking fuels, highlighting persistent global energy inequities.