Why investing in new nuclear plants is bad for the climate

2023/07/21 by Luke Haywood, Marion Leroutier, Robert Pietzcker · 1 voice · 12 citations
Energy · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Environmental Science · #Global Energy and Sustainability Research #Climate Change Policy and Economics #CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.07.006

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