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SUMMARY: Nuclear is Not the Solution: Book Launch with M.V. Ramana
DESCRIPTION: A book launch and discussion for M.V. Ramana's newest book Nuc
 lear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate C
 hange
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p data-renderer-start-pos="754"><img class="
 alignnone wp-image-51206 size-large" src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-
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 " width="620" height="347" /></p><p data-renderer-start-pos="754">Join the 
 <strong>School of Public Policy and Global Affairs\,</strong> <strong>Centr
 e for Climate Justice</strong>\, and the <strong>Institute for Resources\, 
 Environment and Sustainability</strong> for a book launch and conversation 
 with author <strong>M.V. Ramana</strong> along with panelists <strong>Allis
 on Macfarlane</strong>\, <strong>David Boyd</strong> and <strong>Sara Nelso
 n</strong>.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="833"><strong>Book description: <
 /strong></p><p data-renderer-start-pos="833">Proponents of nuclear energy a
 rgue that the technology should be deployed widely to reduce carbon emissio
 ns. <em data-renderer-mark="true">Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of
  Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change</em> demonstrates why this strat
 egy is not only naïve but dangerous. It explains why it is not feasible to 
 expand nuclear power fast enough to make it relevant to the climate crisis 
 and why such an expansion would divert resources away from faster and cheap
 er solutions. At the same time\, any expansion of nuclear energy will inevi
 tably result in a variety of undesirable risks and environmental impacts. F
 urther\, nuclear energy is deeply imbricated in creating the conditions for
  nuclear annihilation. Expanding nuclear power would leave us in the worst 
 of both worlds. <em data-renderer-mark="true">Nuclear is Not the Solution</
 em> also delves into the political economy of nuclear energy\, detailing ho
 w powerful organizations benefit economically from the nuclear energy busin
 ess\, by socializing the costs and risks associated with the technology ont
 o the public\, while privatizing profits.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="18
 45"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Panelists:</strong></p><p data-render
 er-start-pos="1857"><a class="css-1rn59kg" title="https://sppga.ubc.ca/prof
 ile/allison-macfarlane/" href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/allison-macfarl
 ane/" data-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">Allison Macf
 arlane</a> – Director\, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs</p><p da
 ta-renderer-start-pos="1932"><a class="css-1rn59kg" title="https://sppga.ub
 c.ca/profile/david-boyd/" href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/david-boyd/" d
 ata-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">David Boyd</a> – As
 sociate Professor of Law\, Policy and Sustainability\, Institute for Resour
 ces\, Environment and Sustainability and SPPGA</p><p data-renderer-start-po
 s="2067"><a href="https://climatejustice.ubc.ca/profile/sara-nelson/">Sara 
 Nelson</a> – Senior Research Manager\, Centre for Climate Justice</p><p dat
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