What if climate change isn't an environmental challenge but an energy challenge?
'Fascinating' JAMES O'BRIEN 'So interesting ... it'll answer all our questions' JEREMY VINE
'Thrilling...vividly written filled with fascinating facts and inspiring' STEVEN PINKER 'A
bold reframing of one of the most misunderstood technologies of the modern age ... This book
stands out for its capacity to disarm' Literary Review 'I challenge you to read this book and
not be excited about how we get on and power the world with sustainable energy for the next
century' HANNAH RITCHIE In this visionary book Dr Tim Gregory urges us to rethink the path to
net zero. He argues that the solution to climate change lies not simply in replacing fossil
fuels with renewables but in fully embracing another energy source that emits zero carbon
dioxide: nuclear power. Gregory dismantles the conventional wisdom that renewables such as
wind and solar are completely 'green' and debunks myths surrounding nuclear waste and
radiation demonstrating that nuclear power is not only reliable safe and potent but the most
environmentally responsible way to harvest energy. Going Nuclear calls for decarbonisation to
be the twenty-first century's Apollo programme. By interweaving scientific optimism
myth-busting data and ambitious policy ideas Gregory illustrates the untapped and boundless
potential of the atom beyond just clean energy: from advanced medicine and forensics to atomic
gardening and space exploration. This is a bold case for an alternative sustainable and
prosperous future: a world in which abundant energy is available to all.
