Yes, Nukes
The tragedy in Japan shouldn't cause us to abandon nuclear power.
At protests calling on politicians to respond to climate change, a cry has rung out: "No coal, no gas, no nukes, no kidding!" The harsh reality—thrown into stark relief by the Japanese disaster—is that we do not yet have the luxury of dumping coal, gas, and nuclear power. Until we can find a feasible alternative, reducing reliance on one of them means that another must take its place.
This article comes from Project Syndicate.
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Bjørn Lomborg is the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It, subject of the film Cool It, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, and adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School.
Photograph of protesters by Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Images.