It really doesn’t feel that long ago that climate change was but a footnote in our consciousness. Nowadays though, most of us appear to be aware of the critical condition our planet finds itself in. Tesla made driving electric cars desirable and challenged traditional car manufacturers to come up with electric alternatives themselves. The Fridays for Future movement pressures governments and its leaders to work towards a greener future, and shopping at your local second-hand or charity store suddenly became cool.
We are slowly changing the way we think and act but we still have some big challenges ahead of us. With electricity being one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, finding environment-friendly sources of energy is a problem we need to tackle in order to save the planet.
Heating in wintertime? Yes, please. But nuclear power? No, thanks.
So, let’s call a spade a spade: our current options when it comes to energy sources are rather
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