Nuclear is necessary to get to net-zero

We can and must put Canada at the forefront of demonstrating that the expansion of nuclear power, including the introduction of small and advanced reactors, needs to be a key component of our collective climate change action.

Aerial view of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station near Kincardine, Ont. The reality is that renewables alone cannot meet this need; we need stable, baseload electricity to power our homes and businesses when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing. Otherwise, we face potential for grid instability and blackouts. These are important considerations as we plan for the sustainable and clean grid of the future, writes AECL's Fred Dermarkar.Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Chuck Szmurlo

Opinion

BY FRED DERMARKAR

December 6, 2021

The COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, last month included promising pledges for cutting emissions worldwide, although by all accounts they were insufficient to get us to net zero by 2050. Our objective is to curb emissions and limit global warming to 1.5°C, but recent reports i...

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