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The great illusion of nuclear energy
\nToday, the world is confronted with dangerous climate change
\nthat threatens the lives of millions of people and the ecological integrity of the entire planet. To avoid the most dangerous effects of climate change, we must at least halve our carbon emissions by 2050. The energy investment decisions taken today will determine whether we will achieve the necessary CO2 emission reductions in time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Executive summary:<\/b> The nuclear industry, which has been in decline for several
\ndecades, has seized upon the climate crisis as a revival
\nopportunity, aggressively promoting nuclear technology as a
\n\u201clow-carbon\u201d means of generating electricity and thus an
\nimportant part of our future energy mix. However, nuclear
\npower forms an expensive and dangerous distraction from the
\nreal solutions to climate change – the necessary greenhouse
\ngas reduction targets can only be met through using the proven alternatives of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

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