There is an answer to avoid a climate catastrophe, so what are we waiting for?

We know nuclear must be in the mix to reach net zero, and if we don't produce our own, we will end up buying it and compromise the socio-economic benefits.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 26. It is not possible to fight climate change without nuclear in the mix and we must leverage it to work alongside renewables. If we don’t, there is no feasible way to reduce emissions to an extent that we can avoid disaster, writes Sean Willy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SEAN WILLY

December 1, 2021

The United Nations recently declared: “The evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions are choking our planet and placing billions [of people] in danger. We must act decisively now to avert a climate catastrophe.” Reading the words, I feel horror for our children’s future and frustratio...

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