Do we Need Nuclear Energy to Stop Climate Change?

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Nuclear energy is in a way like traveling by an airplane. It is very safe, but when something happens people freak out.

This guy could be my science teacher for 12 years and I wouldn’t complain

I was born and raised seven miles from a nuclear plant. We rarely list power and they did wonders for the community. i would love to see more of them.

One could argue the biggest threat to the environment is radiophobia.

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Ahhh. Yes. The perfect homework distraction

Unbelievable how people are more afraid of nuclear power than walking across the street

Top 10 times nuclear power plants are safer than coal power plants : 1. Now 2. Now 3. Yesterday

Can't wait for a movie about Capitan Nuclear, Wind Man, Super Solar and Water Woman fighting against evil Dr. Fossil Cloud.

Honestly, I may hate a lot of things about living in France, but damn am I proud of my country's choice of nuclear use.

The feeling when some of the world's biggest problems (climate change, world hunger) are caused by people not understanding science

How funny it is when everything attached to the word "nuclear" we get a freak out, yet the Sun is perfectly fine.

Kurzgesagt is easily one of the best channels on this platform: • complicated subjects are simplified • we get entertainment • never clickbaits • puts in effort and it’s amazing • amazing animations This channel will never disappoint me.

This is exactly why I am so dissapointed, angered even, that the Green Parties, those who'd supposed to be the surest bet to combat climate change, disregard nuclear power altogether.

There are so many things that depict nuclear power plants as extremely dangerous, such as the series Chernobyl. But that stops people from realising how safe these power plants actually are

This is a dispute I frankly don't know enough about to take a qualified standpoint on, at least until now, so thanks for making videos that explain the topic so concisely. I guess I should also watch your video about the worst nuclear accidents in human history. As usual I also think your videos are worth watching for the animation and aesthetics alone - extremely inventive and colourful with a great sense of humour. I appreciate these because I paint in my spare time, and I constantly get new ideas when watching them.

"Should we give up nuclear immediately, and accept higher emissions?" averts eye contact in German

It annoys to me to think the only reason nuclear is getting removed in a lot of places is because of a scared and misinformed public which politicians then cater to for their own personal power.

I just did a paper about exactly this and researched from many peer-reviewed articles and books from the library. This is an excellent video.