US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars

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9. James Hansen et al: Target atmospheric CO2: Where should humanity aim?

https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874282300802010217

The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, 2008, 2, 217-231

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Present policies, with continued construction of coal-fired power plants without CO₂ capture, suggest that decision-makers do not appreciate the gravity of the situation. We must begin to move now toward the era beyond fossil fuels. Continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions, for just another decade, practically eliminates the possibility of near-term return of atmospheric composition beneath the tipping level for catastrophic effects.

The most difficult task, phase-out over the next 20-25 years of coal use that does not capture CO₂, is Herculean, yet feasible when compared with the efforts that went into World War II. The stakes, for all life on the planet, surpass those of any previous crisis. The greatest danger is continued ignorance and denial, which could make tragic consequences unavoidable.

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(Your analogy was made more than a decade and a half ago. At this point, the task is much more difficult.)