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Energy and the Environment
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Energy and the Environment
'Clean Coal' Technologies
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Burning coal without adding to global carbon dioxide levels is a major technological challenge. The greatest challenge is bringing the cost of capture and storage technology down sufficiently for...
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Energy and the Environment
Climate Change - The Science
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Atmospheric concentrations of some of the gases that produce the greenhouse effect are increasing due to human activity and the vast majority of the world's climate scientists believe this causes ...
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Energy and the Environment
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Electricity
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Whereas carbon dioxide emissions associated with nuclear power generation are negligible, emissions from fossil fuel power plants are considerable – resulting in environmental and heal...
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Energy and the Environment
Electric Vehicles
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Electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles which are able to be charged from mains power have potential to greatly increase the demand for base-load power from grid systems. Development of th...
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Energy and the Environment
Energiewende
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Germany's Energiewende (energy transition) is a national program to change to a renewable-dominated energy system and phase out nuclear power. The government has estimated that the total cost...
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Energy and the Environment
Energy Return on Investment
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Life-cycle analysis is useful for comparing net energy yields from different methods of electricity generation. Nuclear power shows up very well as a net provider of energy. External costs, evaluated ...
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Energy and the Environment
Hydrogen Production and Uses
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Hydrogen is widely seen as a future transport fuel. Nuclear energy can be used to make hydrogen electrolytically, and in the future high-temperature reactors are likely to be used to make it...
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Energy and the Environment
Mineral Requirements for Electricity Generation
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Green technologies are being deployed with the aim of making modern societies more sustainable. It is therefore essential to consider the mineral resource and physical mining realities associated with...
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Energy and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Sustainable Development
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Nuclear energy is a clean, sustainable energy source. It is essential for meeting the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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Energy and the Environment
Policy Responses to Climate Change
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Climate change is a worldwide problem and policy responses have accordingly had an international basis; the principal focus has been on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy and Electricity
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Like nuclear power, renewable energy provides electricity without significant carbon dioxide emissions. However, solar and wind require back-up generating capacity due to their intermittent natur...
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Energy and the Environment
Uranium Stewardship
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Stewardship involves the care and management of a commodity through its entire life cycle. For a mineral, this cycle encompasses exploration, mining, processing, refining, fabricating, use, reco...
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