June 2, 2010

A Carbon Price as a Nuclear Incentive

Like the cap-and-trade systems proposed for the United States, the European system aims to make burning fossil fuels like coal and gas more expensive by putting a price on the carbon dioxide they emit. A carbon price benefits nuclear power because the process of splitting atoms to release energy emits no greenhouse gases. It also benefits other low-carbon energy technologies like wind and solar.

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