Why Bad Climate Legislation Is Worse Than No Climate Legislation

Michael Shellenberger · 17 Oct 2021

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The true cost of solar electricity will rise four-fold when the high cost of managing toxic solar panel waste is accounted for.

Their wordswhen the high cost of managing toxic solar panel waste is eventually accounted for, the true cost of solar electricity will rise four-fold.
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The continued expansion of weather-dependent renewables will increase electricity costs and blackouts across the United States.

Their wordsthe continued expansion of weather-dependent renewables will increase electricity costs and blackouts across the United States, as they did in California and Texas.
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Decarbonizing electricity grids without centering nuclear power will lead to blackouts.

Their wordsany efforts to decarbonize electricity grids without creating blackouts must center nuclear power, not weather-dependent solar and wind.

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