Mark Z. Jacobson
@mzjacobson
Prof-Civil & Env Eng; Director-Atmosphere/Energy Prog; Research-climate, air pollution & clean/renewable energy; Cofounder-Solutions Project/100% Movement
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Now that 💯% clean, renewable roadmaps for 139 countries and several ways of avoiding blackouts are available, I ask the world, including nuclear, CCS, and biofuel supporters to help deploy 100% ASAP to avoid 1.5C warming @100isNow @MarkRuffalo @BillMcKibben @SenSanders @algore
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This produces the annual energy of 11.8 large (1000-MW) nuclear reactors. But the solar planning-to-operation time is 2-5 years vs 10-19 for nuclear. Plus no meltdowns, weapons proliferation, or radioactive waste
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Displacing coal with wood chips for power generation will worsen climate change Another reason we need to focus on #wind#, water, and sunlight (#WWS#)
