Author of “Energy is Life: Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear.” Award-winning Science Communicator. Science with Zi on YouTube/TikTok.
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“You get books out of the machines”
The best response to degrowth is to share Hans Rosling’s experience of washing machines
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This is huge.
Dominique Reynié: "We found that Gazprom funded environmental NGOs that provided ministers to various governments, such as Belgium, which then advocated abandoning nuclear power".
Gazprom is a Russian-owned gas corporation.
Less nuclear = more gas.
Dominique Reynié : "On a retrouvé des financements de Gazprom en particulier dans des ONG écologistes qui ont fourni des ministres à certains pays d'Europe comme la Belgique et qui ensuite sont embarqués dans une sorte de retour d'ascenseur en défendant la sortie du #nucléaire."
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Britain’s first nuclear reactor in 30 years has just been installed at Hinkley Point C 🫡
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“Follow the science”
You’re right on gas, but utterly wrong on nuclear. And this anti-clean energy lobbying is doing the planet more harm than good. Nuclear saves lives.
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“No willpower in the world can override the basic rules of physics, not even Dr. Robert Habeck.”
- Ebba Busch, Swedish Deputy PM & Minister for Energy
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I want to know how these people think they will survive if we stop using energy altogether
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Why are campaigners allowed to write news headlines?
Hinkley Point will have a net biodiversity gain for wildlife. It will not “decimate” fish stocks just because a “wildlife campaigner” says so.
Nuclear plant 'will decimate fish stocks' bbc.in/3XQMrpq
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Headline is misleading. From the article itself:
"Proposals for the sea-water cooling system at Hinkley Point C will see 44 tonnes of fish ingested and killed every year.
For comparison, fishing vessels at Newlyn, in Cornwall, landed 1,700 tonnes in the month of July alone."
bbc.com/news/articles/
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Germany’s nuclear phaseout has caused an unnecessary 36.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, plus an extra 1,142 deaths per year from air pollution > haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content…
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Absolute shame on Greenpeace for using the Ukrainian flag this way, when Ukraine is FOR nuclear power.
Greenpeace’s activism is the reason countries like Germany are so dependent on Russian fossil fuels, thereby funding Putin’s war. 🗑
One day left before the vote against #nuclear #EUTaxonomy @CHansenEU @CharlesGoerens @MetzTilly @MarcAngel_lu @iwiseler @MonicaSemedoLux @Greenpeace_Lux
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In 1974, due to the oil crisis, French PM Pierre Messmer instigated a plan to build nuclear power plants en masse.
There was a saying: “In France, we do not have oil, but we do have ideas.”
An idea: treat nuclear power plants as national monuments: protect them & build more.
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Here for this energy.
In response to German complaints about nuclear energy, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said:
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This is fantastic news.
99% of people in India have access to electricity today.
This has increased from only 68% in 2005, when I last visited family in rural Punjab. They did not have electricity in the village then.
Well done India 🇮🇳
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The European Parliament has supported the inclusion of nuclear in taxonomy!! A win for science!!! 💥
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Incredible turnout in Spain, where 12,000 people marched to protest plans to close Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday.
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One of the reasons I like nuclear energy is its small land footprint.
This video shows the amount of land required by the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant in Finland compared with wind power.
Data visualisation by @Klimavenner
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I thought I'd be more clear about this since people have been doubting my story. Is it so unbelievable that someone can change their mind based on evidence?
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We have a message for @Greenpeace
Less nuclear = more fossil fuels. Stop protesting clean energy!
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China is planning at least 150 new nuclear reactors in the next 15 years, more than the rest of the world has built in the past 35.
This is the most ambitious climate action I’ve seen.
Definitely puts an end to finger-pointing at China over emissions. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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“I’ll be back!” Hopefully this will be true one day. Today, the cooling towers at the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant were blown up. A cautionary tale of choosing fear mongering over science. 🇩🇪
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Massive Tolkien fan here, have read most his works & speak some Elvish. & I disagree. RoP was made with Tolkien estate & is true to his vision. It was never going to please pedantic fans, adaptations rarely will (& nor did the films).RoP continues the essence of Tolkien’s beliefs
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Excellent news from Belgium, where they have just taken the first steps to scrapping the 2003 law on phasing out nuclear energy, and have instead "turned a law against nuclear power into a law FOR nuclear power."
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New MIT study finds that:
- Closing nuclear power plants leads to thousands of deaths from air pollution
- Black people are disproportionately affected by the increased pollution
- More people die even when the power plants are replaced by ‘renewables’
news.mit.edu/2023/study-shut…
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In The Economist: German energy policy killed more people than Covid-19 last winter.
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A strong move for Europe right now would be to reopen its prematurely shut nuclear power plants.
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Hans Rosling on how washing machines liberate women from hours of hard, time consuming labour
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Poland is phasing out coal & going nuclear 🇵🇱 🎉
Poland has issued an environmental permit for the country's first nuclear power plant. The climate minister is in favour of the transition. The 6 planned reactors will be enough to power ~8 million homes.
euronews.com/green/2023/09/2…
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France refuses to bow to pressure to invest in more wind and solar when they already have one of the cleanest electricity grids in the world 🇫🇷
energynews.pro/en/france-def…
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This article is false. It states that this is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it’s not. This is actually the consequence of Energiewende - Germany’s fantasy of shutting down nuclear power plants to rely on only solar and wind power.
reneweconomy.com.au/in-germa…
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Tell me again how nuclear advocates are the shills, and how the nuclear industry is so evil.
The fossil fuel industry has always known that nuclear power can truly displace them. They have led a strong campaign against nuclear, which greens around the world have fallen for.
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“We had the solution [nuclear power] and the environmental movement, to be honest, just derailed it. And what they did was so destructive, because by now we would have 10,000 nuclear reactors built around the world.” cnbc.com/2023/01/18/oliver-s…
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Germany just voted to restart their coal-fired power plants, but won’t restart their nuclear plants 🤡
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Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, is grossly misinformed about nuclear energy and is spreading misinformation about it. He also says he’s keen to debate it. I challenged him to a debate live on Sky News Australia. Will he do it? >
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People like to finger-point at China & India over their emissions but they in fact have long-terms plans to build clean energy. Meanwhile in much of the West we are only just realising the importance of energy security & the value of nuclear energy.
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Energiewende, or “energy turnaround”, was Germany’s plan to run on only renewable energy by 2038. Integral to this was complete closure of nuclear energy.
Energiewende has failed; Germany is missing its own climate targets. This is not just due to the invasion of Ukraine.🪡
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Greenpeace: “No cost is too high to tackle the climate emergency”
Also Greenpeace: “That cost is too high because we don’t like nuclear energy”
So many lies in their tweet here 🤡
Nuclear power won't tackle climate change, he build times are way too long and the costs simply can't compete with renewables & energy efficiency which are both far faster & cheaper greenpeace.org.uk/challenges… Blatant example of nuclear reality = Flammanville reuters.com/business/energy/…
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I am a
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⚪️ woman
🔘 concerned citizen who is worried about climate change
Looking for a
⚪️ man
⚪️ woman
🔘 green group that doesn't protest against nuclear power and actually wants evidence-based action
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Amazing news:
🇫🇮 Nuclear power helps bring down electricity prices by 75% in Finland, thanks to Olkiluoto 3.
🇯🇲 Jamaica prepares to make nuclear part of its energy mix.
🇰🇷 🇮🇩 South Korea and Indonesia plan to discuss ways to boost cooperation on nuclear power generation.
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Air pollution from fossil fuels kills 1 in 5 people worldwide.
If you’re against nuclear energy, your fears are misplaced.
Nuclear saves lives.
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Germany, once known for its engineering prowess, tried to replace all baseload power generation with wind and solar power, and “now has some of the highest prices for electricity in the world”.
“As a result, the entire German economy is in the doldrums.”
forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/…
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Ladies and gentlemen, The Green Party:
"If the development goes ahead, it will be funded by venture capitalists who are not likely to be citizens of Wales. The nuclear power plant will operate for profit, as a private enterprise.”
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I had to give up going to yoga classes because instructors kept pushing their ideology & asking for insights because something something yoga is in Indian blood. Was once told by a yoga teacher that Western culture has colonised my mind because I don’t believe in chakras 🙃
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If the question is what passes for good journalism in America then it explains a lot. The man is out there fighting a real war, but yes let’s chide him for not wearing a suit 🙄
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Yet the nuclear power plants remain shut down. Ideological madness
Germany will bring several mothballed coal plants back to the market this winter to ensure that Europe’s largest economy can keep the lights on trib.al/Yps9vrw
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Huge news from Spain 🇪🇸
Another nuclear U-turn!
Under current plans, Spain's reactors are scheduled to shut by 2035.
Now, a proposal has passed with 171 votes in favour of keeping Spain’s reactors running & extending their lifespans.
Spain is also pushing to lift bans on permits for exploring uranium & building fuel cycle facilities.
7 reactors supply about 20% of the nation’s electricity.
Local voices are central to this shift in policy. People power works!
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⚡️ Every cask in the Sizewell B Dry Fuel Store has made 4 billion KWh of zero carbon electricity.
🏡 That’s enough to run nearly 1.3 million homes for a year.
🫂 Nuclear waste (spent fuel) is stored in these concrete casks, which shield radiation. So they’re good enough to hug!
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“We cannot simultaneously quit nuclear energy and coal.”
In 2014 the German federal minister wrote to the Swedish PM admitting to Germany’s continued need for coal because they were phasing out nuclear energy, & begging Sweden to continue investing in coal.
Klimakrimineller 🇩🇪
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Japan has overcome ideology & fear in favour of reason & science 🎉 They’re turning their reactors back on!
Japan has 54 reactors in total. 10 reactors are actively producing electricity, & this number will go up to 17 by summer 2023. aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/ja…
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This is true, but don’t worry, no one’s asking you to drink it!
How many myths about nuclear energy have you believed? > zionlights.substack.com/p/ev…
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Germany + close down nuclear power plants = enter a recession.
Who knew energy was so important? 🤡
“Germany's renowned manufacturing economy will not be able to return to its previous dominant position without abundant baseload power.” reuters.com/business/energy/…
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Well done India 🇮🇳
The first Indian-designed nuclear reactor has begun commercial operation at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, 3yrs after reaching criticality.
KAAP-3 is a 700MWe pressurised heavy water reactor.
16 more reactors will be built by 2031.
m.economictimes.com/industry…
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“Adding back in 3 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year to the Swiss grid will help with looming electricity shortages driven by constrained supplies of fossil fuels.”
Good move, 🇨🇭. Now build more! lenews.ch/2022/07/08/switzer…
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If you're arguing against defunding academia, you'd think you'd be able to offer a response that’s at least somewhat academic.
Sabine’s 22 minute video presents a well-reasoned argument covering many aspects of the debate, only to be countered two 2 lazy words (which have gone viral, because mudslinging is rewarded on X).
What’s even more amusing is that Sabine anticipates negative responses at the end of her video, but even those are too intellectually demanding for the two-word mudslingers.
Anyway, watch the video > piped.video/htb_n7ok9AU?si=oSL0…
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Nuclear waste is well stored, well managed and has never harmed anyone.
But let’s not forget about all that fossil fuel waste that we are storing *directly in our planet’s atmosphere*
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& there’s a paid tier if you want to support my work!
Energy is life ✌🏽⚛️
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