Nuclear energy is the answer to climate change. Do you agree with this statement?

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intrduction) This essay will argue that nuclear energy is not the solution to climate change because of environmentally harmful effects, lock of resources and more faults than other alternative energy.
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본문내용

As the number of broadcasts about damage caused by climate change in the world is increasing, many people are concerned about climate change. Indeed, most people agree not only that the main cause of climate change is using fossil fuels which lead to greenhouse gas emissions, but also all countries should use alternative energy known as clean and environmentally friendly energy, instead of fossil fuels. Under this situation, some people claim that nuclear energy, one alternative energy option, is the best solution to climate change. However, others insist nuclear energy does not solve climate change. This essay will argue that nuclear energy is not the solution to climate change because of environmentally harmful effects, lack of resources and more faults than other alternative energy.
The first argument against nuclear energy solving climate change is that nuclear energy affects the environment. Unlike common knowledge that nuclear energy is clean, all stages for obtaining nuclear energy emit greenhouse gases. This is because all stages from mining uranium to waste disposal use fossil fuels, according to Diesendorf (2007). Leeuwen & Smith’s study (cited in Disendorf 2007, p. 8) also states uranium ore is divided into high-grade ore which is scarce and low-grade ore which more abundant in the world. Because low-grade ore has ten times less uranium than high-grade ore does, 10 times more low-grade ore is needed to be mined in order to gain the same amount of uranium oxide from low-grade ore as high-grade ore

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지구온난화,   핵 에너지,   원자력 에너지,   대체 에너지,   global warming,   nuclear energy,   alternative energy