How nuclear power can save the planet 18 August 08
Increased use of nuclear (an outright competitor to coal as a deliverer of baseload power) is essential to combat climate change
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Biofuels can never be used sustainably on a large scale to power transport. The only solution is to shift rapidly to electricity.
Increased use of nuclear (an outright competitor to coal as a deliverer of baseload power) is essential to combat climate change
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A "war economy" social mobilisation harnessed, this time not towards fighting fascism, but towards heading off ecological crisis
The arguments of climate sceptics have largely been moulded by a far more sinister force - the US-based conservative think tanks
Today's poll shows that public concern about climate change has reached a critical mass and now includes the less well-off
The government is keen to reassess GM crops in light of the food crisis - but running to profit-seeking companies is not the answer
Not being a scientist is a help rather than a hindrance when it comes to communicating - with the necessary passion - the findings of scientific research
The end of cheap oil helps renewables, but makes far dirtier alternatives viable. A low-carbon future will demand brave leadership
At best we will limit the extent of global warming, but Kyoto barely helps. Does humanity have the foresight to save itself?
A far simpler way to constrain carbon is to deal "upstream" with the few dozen companies that produce or import fossil fuels, rather than hitting tens of millions of consumers
Germany has 200 times more solar power installed than the UK - and this is not because Germany gets any more sun.
The rejection of the Lewis wind farm this week highlights how environmentalists are lining up against each other in countryside battles. Mark Lynas reports
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