Nuclear & Regionalization: A Proposal for the Climate Crisis

Leveraging old technology and adopting new trade practices is key.

The climate change crisis causes a dilemma for world leaders. The planet is warming at an alarming rate and greenhouse gas emissions (GGE), specifically carbon dioxide emissions (CE), increase yearly. The clear answer is to reduce CE consumption. Unfortunately, most proposed solutions conflict directly with the free-market mantra that globalization has grown around in the last century. This dilemma was clearly demonstrated during the yellow vest riots in France, that started in 2018. GGE policy clashed directly with the needs of the country’s denizens, resulting in a violent rebuke of France’s government. So arises the predicament of the energy crisis. To counter the problematic scenario, a shift from traditional globalization practices is needed. Additionally, a long overlooked technological solution must be revisited. With a shift from comfortable Laissez-Faire policy and an expansion of an old energy source, a dent in current CE projections is possible.

The fundamental change in energy policy is a two part solution. Firstly, we must revisit the punching bag of the 20th century. Nuclear energy as a means of electricity production needs to be reevaluated. Nuclear energy is one of the most efficient energy…