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Insurmountable risks Executive summary (2006)
| Auteur | B.Smith, IEER |
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| Datum | 2006 |
| Classificatie | 6.01.0.00/246 (ALGEMEEN) |
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Uit de publicatie:
Summary
Insurmountable
Risks:
The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power
to Combat Global Climate Change
Brice Smith
A Report by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Summary
Insurmountable Risks:
The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to
Combat Global Climate Change
Brice Smith
IEER PRESS
This booklet summarizes the main findings and conclusions from Insurmountable Risks:
The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global Climate Change by Brice
Smith, Ph.D. published by IEER Press.
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Insurmountable Risks: The Dangers of Using Nuclear Power to Combat Global
Climate Change
By the end of the century, climate change and its impacts may be the dominant direct driver
of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services globally.... The balance of scientific
evidence suggests that there will be a significant net harmful impact on ecosystem services
worldwide if global mean surface temperature increases more than 2o Celsius above preindus-
trial levels or at rates greater than 0.2o Celsius per decade (medium certainty).1
- United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005)
The potential impact on the public from safety or waste management failure and the link to
nuclear explosives technology are unique to nuclear energy among energy supply options.
These characteristics and the fact that nuclear is more costly, make it impossible today to
make a credible case for the immediate expanded use of nuclear power.2
- The Future of Nuclear Power, MIT (2003)
Section S.1 - The Threat of Global Climate Change
Climate change is by