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Why renewables can’t save the planet | Michael Shellenberger | TEDxDanubia

TEDx Talks · talk · Watch on YouTube

Nuclear power & fusionRenewables, batteries & storageClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Michael Shellenberger argues in a TEDx talk that solar and wind need huge amounts of land and mining, and says nuclear power is a better path to protecting both the climate and nature.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters credit it with changing their minds on nuclear power and cite it for the downsides of renewables.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “really changed my mind on this.”

    Strengthened the commenter's pro-nuclear view.

    mikemotherwell, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “In Australia, Coal Remains King”

  2. “it's what changed my mind and therefore in my opinion the best delivery of the argument I'm aware of.”

    Argues solar and wind are low density; favors nuclear.

    0xfaded, 2019-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Cascade reactions use nanoparticles to convert CO2 to complex molecules”

  3. “Here are a couple TED talks showing the downside of renewable energy”

    Downsides of renewables such as land use and storage.

    kinjba1, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Air pollution is worse than we thought”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: nuclear power, renewables, land use, climate change, tedx

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