By Karin Kirk Oil, gas, and renewables are all growing. US energy production is going gangbusters. Despite persistent false claims that the Biden administration is waging an “unprecedented assault” on American energy, the US is producing energy at a pace never seen before and from a broad mix of sources and locations throughout the country. In fact, the data illustrates […]
Underground tunnels in the Canadian uranium mine Cigar Lake. Photo credit: Cameco. By Anders Lorenzen There are signs that the nuclear energy sector is finally starting to ramp up as countries are investing in more nuclear energy capacity to meet decarbonisation targets. Uranium is a key component found in nuclear energy reactors and a new report predicts that the demand […]
The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. Photo credit: Christian VisualBeo Horvat – CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country. It is also […]
A pro-nuclear demonstration in Berlin, Germany. Photo credit: Reuters / Nadja Wohlleben. By Anders Lorenzen It has been on the cards for a long time and earlier this month it became official – Germany’s nuclear phase-out is complete. The decision to close down this low-carbon source of energy comes at a time when energy security and the climate crisis are […]