Canadian Pension Board Invests $141M in Chinese Coal

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Hopefully nuclear can prove to be the cleanest form of base energy the world needs , then let all the other sources , green , oil or whatever stand on their own and prove there own merits

But it is more fun watching Chuck squirm and deflect and do anything to avoid saying the word. That anyone with an ounce of common sense can see is the only possible solution.
It will be an even longer wait before he utters anything about anything or anyone "prove their own merits". Those are anathema to their ideology.

[jazz]

We are moving to cleaner low carbon energy sources whether you like it or not.

We wont be transitioning to anything until an alternative energy source as dense as hydrocarbons is embraced. That leaves only nuclear. Lets see a nuclear plant (or hydro dam) get permitted without the Antifa radicals protesting it.

Thank god we got 2 pipelines slipped past the radicals. The lockdowns were great for construction.

[Guest]

The trouble is engineers think everything has to be the biggest and best. Look at the BC Site C project. Build more smaller dams less major disruptions in eco.

like nipawin

[malleefarmer]

Schooled in 70s mostly.

Dunno if you had the same stuff, forced upon you, oil was gonna run out by 1990 and no timber left in the world inn about same time frame.

Ain’t happened yet

[chuckChuck]

Transition to what? What "renewable" energy could ever provide 100%?

Hydro. Quebec and Manitoba both produce more hydro electricity than they need. It leaves a large environmental foot print but considering the costs of fossil fuels and human caused climate change we may have little choice.

Nuclear is an expensive option. If you look at forecasts by the IEA they don't see nuclear sources growing.

But why worry or advocate for low carbon expensive nuclear? You don't think carbon emissions are a problem anyway! LOL

https://www.iea.org/reports/nuclear-power-in-a-clean-energy-system https://www.iea.org/reports/nuclear-power-in-a-clean-energy-system

Nuclear power and hydropower form the backbone of low-carbon electricity generation. Together, they provide three-quarters of global low-carbon generation. Over the past 50 years, the use of nuclear power has reduced CO2 emissions by over 60 gigatonnes – nearly two years’ worth of global energy-related emissions. However, in advanced economies, nuclear power has begun to fade, with plants closing and little new investment made, just when the world requires more low-carbon electricity. This report focuses on the role of nuclear power in advanced economies and the factors that put nuclear power at risk of future decline. It is shown that, without action, nuclear power in advanced economies could fall by two thirds by 2040.The implications of such a “nuclear fade case” for costs, emissions and electricity security using two World Energy Outlook scenarios are examined in the New Policies Scenario and the Sustainable Development Scenario. Achieving the pace of CO2 emissions reductions in line with the Paris Agreement is already a huge challenge, as shown in the Sustainable Development Scenario. It requires large increases in efficiency and renewables investment, as well as an increase in nuclear power. This report identifies the even greater challenges of attempting to follow this path with much less nuclear power. It recommends several possible government actions that aim to ensure existing nuclear power plants can operate as long as they are safe, support new nuclear construction and encourage new nuclear technologies to be developed.


With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies that could result in billions of tonnes of additional carbon emissions. Some countries have opted out of nuclear power in light of concerns about safety and other issues. Many others, however, still see a role for nuclear in their energy transitions but are not doing enough to meet their goals.

The publication of the IEA's first report addressing nuclear power in nearly two decades brings this important topic back into the global energy debate.

Alongside renewables, energy efficiency and other innovative technologies, nuclear can make a significant contribution to achieving sustainable energy goals and enhancing energy security.

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA
Key findings

Nuclear power is the second-largest source of low-carbon electricity today, with 452 operating reactors providing 2700 TWh of electricity in 2018, or 10% of global electricity supply.

In advanced economies, nuclear has long been the largest source of low-carbon electricity, providing 18% of supply in 2018. Yet nuclear is quickly losing ground. While 11.2 GW of new nuclear capacity was connected to power grids globally in 2018 – the highest total since 1990 – these additions were concentrated in China and Russia.

[jazz]

There will never be another hydro dam built in Canada. The natives will make sure of that. And nuclear is a 10 yr permit and construction process, have any been started? Nope, its oil and gas for at least another decade, probably a century.

TMX, Enbridge L3, Keystone and optimizations and NGLs will let Canada grow to a 8mm bbl a day energy export power house like it should be. Thank god our oil industry made that final infrastructure push before the green whackos got rolling.

[Guest]

Hydro. Quebec and Manitoba both produce more hydro electricity than they need. It leaves a large environmental foot print but considering the costs of fossil fuels and human caused climate change we may have little choice.

Nuclear is an expensive option. If you look at forecasts by the IEA they don't see nuclear sources growing.

But why worry or advocate for low carbon expensive nuclear? You don't think carbon emissions are a problem anyway! LOL

https://www.iea.org/reports/nuclear-power-in-a-clean-energy-system https://www.iea.org/reports/nuclear-power-in-a-clean-energy-system

Nuclear power and hydropower form the backbone of low-carbon electricity generation. Together, they provide three-quarters of global low-carbon generation. Over the past 50 years, the use of nuclear power has reduced CO2 emissions by over 60 gigatonnes – nearly two years’ worth of global energy-related emissions. However, in advanced economies, nuclear power has begun to fade, with plants closing and little new investment made, just when the world requires more low-carbon electricity. This report focuses on the role of nuclear power in advanced economies and the factors that put nuclear power at risk of future decline. It is shown that, without action, nuclear power in advanced economies could fall by two thirds by 2040.The implications of such a “nuclear fade case” for costs, emissions and electricity security using two World Energy Outlook scenarios are examined in the New Policies Scenario and the Sustainable Development Scenario. Achieving the pace of CO2 emissions reductions in line with the Paris Agreement is already a huge challenge, as shown in the Sustainable Development Scenario. It requires large increases in efficiency and renewables investment, as well as an increase in nuclear power. This report identifies the even greater challenges of attempting to follow this path with much less nuclear power. It recommends several possible government actions that aim to ensure existing nuclear power plants can operate as long as they are safe, support new nuclear construction and encourage new nuclear technologies to be developed.


With nuclear power facing an uncertain future in many countries, the world risks a steep decline in its use in advanced economies that could result in billions of tonnes of additional carbon emissions. Some countries have opted out of nuclear power in light of concerns about safety and other issues. Many others, however, still see a role for nuclear in their energy transitions but are not doing enough to meet their goals.

The publication of the IEA's first report addressing nuclear power in nearly two decades brings this important topic back into the global energy debate.

Alongside renewables, energy efficiency and other innovative technologies, nuclear can make a significant contribution to achieving sustainable energy goals and enhancing energy security.

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA
Key findings

Nuclear power is the second-largest source of low-carbon electricity today, with 452 operating reactors providing 2700 TWh of electricity in 2018, or 10% of global electricity supply.

In advanced economies, nuclear has long been the largest source of low-carbon electricity, providing 18% of supply in 2018. Yet nuclear is quickly losing ground. While 11.2 GW of new nuclear capacity was connected to power grids globally in 2018 – the highest total since 1990 – these additions were concentrated in China and Russia.

what the fu-k is wrong with hydro electric footprints , this country is far better off because of tobin lake, so are the fish and animals ?????
there s already way too much farmland (sorry to bring up farming, lol), as can be seen by $5.50 wheat

[blackpowder]

Exactly, we're totally paralyzed.

[furrowtickler]

[chuckChuck]

You should ask the same thing about Trump! LOL