There is no need for nuclear. The world can be powered by wind, water and sun alone.
Mark Z. JacobsonYou could power America with renewables from a technical and economic standpoint. The biggest obstacles are social and political - what you need is the will to do it.
Mark Z. JacobsonYou can power the entire U.S. vehicle fleet with 73,000 to 145,000 five-megawatt wind turbines. That would take between one and three square kilometers of footprint on the ground.
Mark Z. Jacobson