Communities around the world are confronting difficult energy choices.
Volatile oil prices are a warning that the era of cheap and abundant transport fuel may be drawing to a close. Universal concern about climate change and the impact of global warming is forcing a re-appraisal of the use of carbon-emitting fossil fuel in the energy generation sector of most economies. Rapid and massive economic growth in China and India, and significant economic reform in Eastern Europe and parts of Latin America are increasing demand for global energy fuels as well as driving up the prices of raw materials and food. In this context it is no surprise that nuclear energy is emerging as the major low cost, reliable, low carbon, large scale energy technology for the 21st century. |
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