Feb 15, 2012

Can Efficiency Counter a Loss of Nuclear Power? - NYTimes.com

... how effectively can efficiency replace a reactor, making up for the loss of this zero-carbon energy source?
Not very, according to a new study of carbon dioxide output in Japan in the months around the Fukushima disaster. to a new study of carbon dioxide output in Japan in the months around the Fukushima disaster.
The carbon intensity of Japan’s energy mix rose after some nuclear plants were shut down in 2011.The carbon intensity of Japan’s energy mix rose after some nuclear plants shut down in 2011.
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