Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonize

Re:Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas ... by sbov on Sunday April 07, 2019 @01:49AM (#19595032)

> As much as I'm against fossil fuels, coal powered plants only contribute a very minor part to global warming compared to lets say... ships, planes and cars.

Do you have a source behind this? From what I can tell this statement seems wrong. E.g.:

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emiss...

https://ourworldindata.org/energy-production-and-changing-en...

Coal is a huge source of energy. And the dirtiest available. And if electricity+heat production accounts for 25% of global greenhouse gasses, and transportation 14%, there's a decent chance coal power plants contribute just as much to global warming as all of transportation does, and basically zero chance that it plays a "very minor part" when compared to ships, planes, and cars.

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Re:Nuclear power is the fastest way to slash greenhouse gas ... by ilitirit on Sunday April 07, 2019 @06:37AM (#19595979)

This varies by region. In the US transport and coal power are equal in terms of their contribution. In Nigeria it's diesel and deforestation. But I will concede that it's not "minor" (not sure why I said that...)

I'm not saying that coal is good or nuclear is bad or vice versa. As I said in my original comment, there is no one practical (in terms of safety, efficiency, cost etc) global energy solution right now. I don't believe any coal-powered plants should be built. Should existing ones be replaced by nuclear? Depends on the actual area, geo-political situation (which changes over time) etc.

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