Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023

Posted: 28th June 2023

We still have options to prevent the worst of the climate crisis, says David Suzuki, and we have the means, and the roadmap, to do it. Meanwhile, Germany is already on the right renewable energy track, with a solar boom spurred by government incentives and support.

Time to make the right choices

There’s still time to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions and save money doing it, writes David Suzuki. But our choices must center on solar and wind. Nuclear power, carbon capture and storage and biofuels would cost too much and deliver poorly. Contributions from energy efficiency, while ending deforestation and fossil fuel use, are all part of the roadmap. Now we need the political will. READ MORE

Germany’s high-speed solar plan

Germany has launched a new solar expansion drive that eliminates prior obstacles and re-incentivizes solar implementation. The country is already on track to implement 10 GW of new solar this year and is prioritizing speed of deployment while simplifying regulation and unlocking new locations. This comes after an already exponential growth in solar over the past four years. READ MORE

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