149. Twelve Years Less a Month: No Time for Nuclear

<p>To meet our Paris targets and keep warming to 1.5 degrees, we need to decarbonize the grid by 2035. Nuclear can't possibly achieve that in twelve years. So why are we extolling nuclear? BP says oil demand may have peaked. Toyota is officially dead. Chinese homes that burn coal inside the house. </p> <p>Greenwashing: Brian's local airport is capturing carbon in its heating systems. But why?</p> <p>Driver training a teen in winter is like Tesla's Full Self Driving Beta software.</p> <p>Latest <a href= "https://driving.ca/column/lorraine/lorraine-explains-ev-weight-height-danger"> hit piece</a> on electric vehicles: They'll keep you safe but kill other people. It's a lie.</p> <p>The 2023 Prius is going waaaay up in price. Sales were down before but not it's in the EV price category.</p> <p>James updates on shopping for an affordable EV and finds that it's hard in Canada to find inventory.</p> <p>James's future prediction: Robi-taxi fleets will by 2 or 3 times larger than you think.</p> <p>BP Oil Peak story.</p> <p>James listens to a pro-nuclear podcast and comes away even more cynical about the promise of nuclear. </p> <p>Replacing 99% of U.S. coal plants with solar and wind already cheaper than just the cost of running the existing coal plants.</p> <p>Coal burning in Chinese houses.</p> <p>Tweet of the Week: The cost overruns of mega electricity projects will surprise you.</p> <p>Listener mail!</p> <ul> <li>Contribute to us with <strong><a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VMDCRPHLNR8YE">PayPal Donate!</a><br /></strong><a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VMDCRPHLNR8YE">https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VMDCRPHLNR8YE</a><strong><br /> </strong></li> <li>E-transfer: <a href= "mailto:cleanenergyshow@gmail.com">cleanenergyshow@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Buy us a cup of coffee:<br /> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cleanenergyshow</li> </ul> <p>Thanks for listening to our show! Consider rating The Clean Energy Show on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to our sho