{"product_id":"going-nuclear-tim-gregory","title":"Going Nuclear (Tim Gregory)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if climate change isn't an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003eJAMES O'BRIEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling...vividly written, filled with fascinating facts, and inspiring' \u003c\/b\u003eSTEVEN PINKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So interesting ... it'll answer all our questions' \u003c\/b\u003eJEREMY VINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003eHANNAH RITCHIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoing Nuclear\u003c\/i\u003e calls for decarbonisation to be the twenty-first century's \u003ci\u003eApollo\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a bold case for an alternative, sustainable and prosperous future: a world in which abundant energy is available to all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDr Tim Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is a nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield, public speaker, broadcaster and author of \u003ci\u003eMeteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made our World\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017, he was a finalist in BBC2's \u003ci\u003eAstronauts: Do You Have What it Takes \u003c\/i\u003eand has also presented on BBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Sky at Night \u003c\/i\u003eand Channel 4's\u003ci\u003e Steph's Packed Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol and lives in the North of England.  His website is www.tim-gregory.co.uk.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Trade paperback (UK), Englisch, 384 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63609985532253,"sku":"K098244427","price":17.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/240458-9824442700001A.jpg?v=1771981477","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/going-nuclear-tim-gregory","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}