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Letter: Why nuclear is no answer to short-term dilemmas (2)

Published 13 July 2022

From Geoffrey Patton, Silver Spring, Maryland, US

It is a misconception that any particular source of cheap energy can get us out of the climate crisis. Cheap energy only drives more consumption, and so resource extraction. Instead, we need sustainable, steady-state consumption and population.

Issue no. 3395 published 16 July 2022

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