Anyone who is serious about a sustainable, carbon-free, energy future will have to accept that nuclear is an inevitable part of our future energy mix. I am agnostic about the specific technology choices, but I am not agnostic about math. The math says we will need an “all of the above” energy mix with wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, hydrogen, and nuclear. There are trade offs with each, but only nuclear meets our demand for safe, carbon-free, 24/7 baseload capacity. Many environmental scientists and advocates have come to accept and support this simple fact. For a look at the math, I recommend “Sustainable Energy Without The Hot Air” by David MacKay of Cambridge University. It is freely available on the internet. Also recommended - Bill Gates’ “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster.”
Nuclear is the ONLY viable option to fossil fuels.
Billions of people, in developing countries like India and Indonesia, will not wait around for air conditioning, cars and other elements of modernity while the West dithers.
They will use fossil fuels, no matter the environmental damage that ensues.