[ars]

We don't need warning signs, we need an alternative energy source.

Or we need environmentalists to stop attacking nuclear power.

[adrianN]

We have alternative energy sources. We don't have the political will to invest in the energy transition. Or least to stop the subsidies for fossil fuels.

[cranekam]

We need political will and regulation. A carbon tax will dissuade emitting carbon and steer investment into low carbon technology. Unfortunately, given our short-term political landscape, this looks highly unlikely to happen.

Nuclear: yes, it’s a huge shame that nuclear is in decline. Not sure how much is due to environmentalists over people being generally scared of the technology. The Fukushima disaster didn’t help its popularity.

[donw]

Fukushima happened in 2011. The global anti-nuclear movement has been fighting tooth-and-nail against nuclear power since the 1970s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_anti-nuclear_mo...