With climate change on the verge of being extreme and the oil and gas industry only exacerbating the issues at had.
And we should also note and be fighting to fix
https://grist.org/abandoned-oil-gas-wells-permian-texas-new-mexico/
Solar at its current state is still carbon intensive and they are wanting to mine the ocean for the minerals as they are surface deposits. Without considering the ramifications. https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/science/dark-oxygen-discovery-deep-sea-mining/index.html
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The answer is no.
Renewables with storage is cheaper, easier to stand up, more distributed/reliable, less hazardous to deal with, requires less expensive regular refurbishment, and requires less specialized expertise (driving down costs as many vendors are in the space).
Nuclear’s 15 minutes of fame is up.
We need an all of the above approach. Solar, wind, batteries, geothermal, hydro, fission, etc. it should be all hands on deck to tackle this climate crisis we’re experiencing.