Nuclear energy in the context of climate change
Human society faces the great challenge of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions while providing increased amounts of energy. Although the share of renewable energy sources has increased in recent years, fossil fuels are still widely used and burning them makes large amounts of carbon diox...
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Romanian Geographical Society - Prahova Branch
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| description | Human society faces the great challenge of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions while
providing increased amounts of energy. Although the share of renewable energy sources has increased in
recent years, fossil fuels are still widely used and burning them makes large amounts of carbon dioxide
enter the atmosphere. However, renewable energy sources may not be able to supply in time enough
energy to replace fossil fuels. Under the circumstances, the question arises as to whether nuclear energy
could play a significant role in mitigating climate change. Although there is still confidence and support
for nuclear energy, it is unlikely that this energy source will make a greater contribution to combating
climate change in the coming decades. This study analyzes the current state of nuclear energy, as well as
the development prospects in the context of climate change and risks to the environment and human
health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65049e4a1d6a462ba014e388efc9411e2023-01-14T14:32:03ZengRomanian Geographical Society - Prahova BranchCentral European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development2668-43222021-11-01321725Nuclear energy in the context of climate changeVasile Popa0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4587-7290Octavian Cocoș1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0964-0525University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania¹University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, RomaniaHuman society faces the great challenge of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions while providing increased amounts of energy. Although the share of renewable energy sources has increased in recent years, fossil fuels are still widely used and burning them makes large amounts of carbon dioxide enter the atmosphere. However, renewable energy sources may not be able to supply in time enough energy to replace fossil fuels. Under the circumstances, the question arises as to whether nuclear energy could play a significant role in mitigating climate change. Although there is still confidence and support for nuclear energy, it is unlikely that this energy source will make a greater contribution to combating climate change in the coming decades. This study analyzes the current state of nuclear energy, as well as the development prospects in the context of climate change and risks to the environment and human health.https://cejgsd.org/CEJGSD_2021-03/02/article/02/17-25_fulltext.pdffossil fuelsclimate changerenewable energynuclear energynuclear reactors |
| spellingShingle | Vasile Popa Octavian Cocoș Nuclear energy in the context of climate change Central European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development fossil fuels climate change renewable energy nuclear energy nuclear reactors |
| title | Nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| title_full | Nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| title_fullStr | Nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| title_short | Nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| title_sort | nuclear energy in the context of climate change |
| topic | fossil fuels climate change renewable energy nuclear energy nuclear reactors |
| url | https://cejgsd.org/CEJGSD_2021-03/02/article/02/17-25_fulltext.pdf |
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