A GODSEND FOR THE GREENS :

Nuclear energy reduces greenhouse effect: OECD agency (Agence France-Presse, Aug 05, 2002)

Nuclear power helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and should be seen as a useful tool in the fight against global warming under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, according to a study by an OECD agency.

"A comprehensive analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from different electricity generation chains shows that nuclear power is one of the least carbon-intensive generation technologies," according to the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA).

Without nuclear power, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development would be one-third higher, the report said.

"This is an annual saving of 1,200 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, or about 10 percent of total CO2 emissions from energy use in the OECD," the NEA wrote in its report.

So we'll anticipate a big outcry from the environmentalists demanding a transition to nuclear power, right? Posted by Orrin Judd at August 14, 2002 12:44 PM