Restricting nuclear power has little effect on the cost of climate policies
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
By applying a global energy-economy computer simulation that fully captures the competition between alternative power supply technologies, a team of scientists analyzed trade-offs between nuclear and climate policies. Strong greenhouse-gas emissions reduction to mitigate global warming shows to have much larger impact on economics than nuclear policy, according to the study.