The first 500 people to sign up with this link will get two months of Skillshare completely free: https://skl.sh/ourchangingclimate In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at what role nuclear energy has to play in a renewable energy transition to combat climate change. Specifically, I figure out whether nuclear energy is emissions free or low carbon. I look at the problem of nuclear waste by weighing the differences between long term storage, on-site storage, and reprocessing of nuclear waste. I also look at the prohibitive cost and construction barriers to nuclear energy in order to understand whether it’s actually a feasible solution to climate change. Finally, I look at the issue of safety in relation to nuclear energy by comparing the death tolls of other energy outputs to that of nuclear energy. A huge thanks to Dr. Arjendu Pattanayak for helping me out with this video!! 🌍Support this channel on Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV🌎 Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occvideos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/ Email me for freelancing or business inquiries: occ.climate@gmail.com I use Artlist.io for all my music. You can get 2 months free of Artlist.io with this link: https://artlist.io/Charlie-278823 ________ Resources: 1. How Deadly Is Your Kilowatt? We Rank The Killer Energy Sources (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-deathprint-a-price-always-paid/#2de82869709b 2. Is Nuclear Good or Bad? (PBS Studios): https://youtu.be/6lbjxk1Lexs 3. Nuclear Waste (Union of Concerned Scientists): https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/nuclear-waste 4. Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power (Kharecha and Hansen): https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es3051197?source=cen 5. Nuclear Power Cost (Union of Concerned Scientists): https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-power/cost-nuclear-power 6. Renewable Energy [More]
