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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

While the CANDU heavy-water plants that power half of Ontario have proven themselves safe, they're slow and expensive to build (and not cheap to operate, either). If Alberta started building one right now, it would be years before they would see any benefit. Hard to make that work in the current political climate.

Other plant types are, by my understanding, less safe, less proven, or continually five years in the future.

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Politicians are punished if proactive and praised (and re-elected) if reactive.

Look at the Carbon tax now. When the equator is a no-mans-land and tornadoes are the norm, Carbon tax will seem like a "why didn't you do it back then" idea.