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>>10048949

If the rich west invested the same amount of money in nuclear as it has renewable energy in the past half century we'd be significantly better off.

During the early 70s oil crisis France realised it was in its best interests to be as independent of foreign oil as possible. They invested heavily in nuclear power, with standardised modular designs to lower manufacturing costs, and the end result is one of the cleanest and cheapest grids in all of Europe.

After the fukushima disaster Germany decided to ditch nuclear power in favour of massive renewable investment. This has failed. Germany now has a higher carbon intensity of energy (g CO2/kWh) than it did prior to the initiative. IMO nuclear is the way to go.

Check out this for real time breakdown of European power generation: https://www.electricitymap.org/?page=map&solar=false&remote=true&wind=false