Publication - September 27, 2010
While nuclear power presents itself as the largest low carbon source, its potential role in carbon mitigation is very limited and is not worth taking, given all its risks and costs.
The International Energy Agency published in 2008 an analysis, Energy Technology Perspectives 2008, which illustrates this point very well. This scenario assesses what energy mix could achieve a 50% reduction in carbon emission by 2050.
Nuclear power: A hazardous obstacle to clean solutions