Friday, June 11, 2010
Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?
Hello everybody today I am going to ask you do we need nuclear energy? These days we have to have energy running all the time because everything run's on technology these day. They had a debate about do we need Nuclear energy? At the end of the video they said yes they both won on both Ideas. I think we should use other things instead of nuclear energy because it's releasing Gigatons carbon dioxide. Can we use solar panels and wind to solve the issue? If you put you heart and minds to it everything is possible.
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Clearly yes. According to James Hansen, the scientist who knows the most about this, the world has to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentration from 390 parts per million to 350, compared to levels of 290 ppm that prevailed for hundreds of thousands of years. That means reducing emissions by over 80 per cent, and over 90% for the biggest emitters.
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So, yes, the world needs nuclear energy. Without it, the planet's habitability will crash.
But that's not all. Western-built nuclear power plants have the best safety record and the best environmental record of any energy sources being used. Even if climate change were not a threat, the world would be better off if it replaced fossil fuels with a combination of renewable energy where it makes sense, nuclear energy, and conservation.