Name: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment
Uploaded: 2016-09-14T14:51:50Z
Duration: 13 min 48 s
Description: "We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power.

"We're not in a clean energy revolution; we're in a clean energy crisis," says climate policy expert Michael Shellenberger. His surprising solution: nuclear. In this passionate talk, he explains why it's time to overcome longstanding fears of the technology, and why he and other environmentalists believe it's past time to embrace nuclear as a viable and desirable source of clean power.

Michael Shellenberger: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

Despite a 5% drop in global clean energy's electricity share, the push for 100% renewable sources is urgent to combat climate change.

The decline in nuclear power, outpacing gains in solar and wind, underscores a critical gap in our clean energy ambitions.

Fears of nuclear energy, from safety to waste, overshadow its low carbon footprint and high power reliability, hindering climate goals.

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