Nuclear energy vs. carbon based fuels: Which is worse? Carla Garrison Japan’s recovery and crisis management since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has been nothing short of miraculous, though the clean-up has just begun. This week the U.K. Telegraph reported discovery of radioactive water leaks by employees at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reactor two. South Korean environmentalists rally to demand halt of expansion of nuclear power plants in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (Photo: Associated Press) Regardless of the final outcomes, the public perception damage to nuclear power will carry on like the half-life of cesium-137 (about 30 years).
It would be helpful to the world if experts, not spin doctors, would methodically answer the real burning question begged by the incident. According to statistics posted by the U.S. As of 2006, the U.S. led world nuclear production with 787 billion kilowatthours. Japan massive earhquake followed by the tsunami might be in the top five worse case scenarios. The U.S. UN Climate Talks Live. The World Bank - Climate Change - Event - Africa Carbon Forum 2012 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On the Frontlines of Climate Change | A global forum for indigenous peoples, small islands and vulnerable communities. Melbourne Climate Change Forum - Centre for Strategic Economic Studies - Research - Business and Law. After many years of debate, climate policy has moved squarely into the implementation stage. The next six months are critical in determining what policies will be put in place and how effective they will be in containing global warming.
The Melbourne Climate Policy Forum (MCPF) hosted six briefing seminars on key policy issues facing Australia, set in the context of the global decision making process. Each of the briefings provided an assessment of current knowledge and its implications for the policy issue in question, based in part on the ongoing research activities of the MCPF partners. Following the briefing, a distinguished external discussant reviewed the briefing provided, commented on the policy issue and introduced general discussion. The MCPF is a joint initiative of Victoria University, through the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES), and Carbon Market Economics Pty Ltd (CME). Recent News 1. Briefing 1:Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (PDF, 2617KB). Back to top 2. 3. 4. The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media | Connecting scientists, journalists, and communicators.
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