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M.V. Ramana

M.V. Ramana is a professor at the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and director pro temp at the school of public policy and global affairs at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.


More wishful thinking about nuclear energy on path to net zero

Let’s get real: nuclear energy is by far the most expensive way to generate electricity, and SMRs will not get us to net zero by 2050. The perils of wishful thinking include fuelling false hope, leading to bad decisions about energy choices across Canada.

opinion | BY SUSAN O’DONNELL, M.V. RAMANA | April 16, 2026