Why nuclear power will (and won't) stop climate change

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Can nuclear power save us from climate change? Well, yes! And no. Get access to Nebula (link updated March 2023): https://go.nebula.tv/simonclark Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:23 Is nuclear power safe? 5:22 Is nuclear the best way to generate low carbon electricity? 16:20 How do energy grids work in practice? 25:05 Spicy secret section 35:45 Bringing everything together There were too many references to include in the description, so they are available in a blog post on my website! https://www.simonoxfphys.com/blog/nuclearreferences Thanks to @EllenWebborn for agreeing to talk to me! You can find her website here: https://www.ellenwebborn.com/ Thanks must also go to REN21, who made it possible for me to interview several energy experts for this video, including their president Arthouros Zervos. Also thank you to @ClimateAdam for his edits on the (considerable!) script. In this video I discuss the relative role nuclear power will play in our future. If we want to lower our carbon emissions then we need to stop generating power using fossil fuels - that means choosing between nuclear power and renewable technologies like solar power and wind power. But which of these is better? I examine the carbon impact, the cost, and a variety of other metrics. However, we also need to discuss how energy grids work in practice, including the difference between baseload generation and flexible generation. By the end of this video/documentary, we have some firm answers about why nuclear power will and won't stop climate change. In short: it's complicated. But nuclear isn't essential, merely very useful. You can support the channel by donating at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys Check out my website! https://www.simonoxfphys.com/ ---------- II ---------- My twitter - http://www.twitter.com/simonoxfphys My facebook - http://www.facebook.com/youtubesimon My insta - http://www.instagram.com/simonoxfphys My goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/simonoxfphys ---------- II ---------- Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com Huge thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Nafi Iftekhar, Andrew Young, Cody VanZandt, Jesper Koed, Eric Webb, David Edwards, Jovana, hennersfl, Federico Ameijenda, Jon Sjöberg, Jack Troup, Austin Frazee, SexyCaveman , KASponland , James Munro, Chrismarie , Oskar Hellström, Sean Richards, Kedar , Julian, Omar Miranda, Alastair Fortune, bitreign33 , Mat Allen, Anne Smith, Colin J. Brown, Princess Andromeda, Leighton Mackenzie, Ethan Fuller, BenDent , Charles Bray, Andy Hartley, Lachlan Woods, Tim Boxall, Dan Hanvey, Simon Donkers, Kodzo , jawad alalasi, James Bridges, Liam , Wendover Productions, Kendra Johnson.