Dr Paul Dorfman

Nuclear industry “is dead”, EU focus should be on renewables Analysts tell Montel Europe's nuclear industry

Residual demand in Europe is insufficient to make nuclear investments viable. Renewables-heavy systems provide flexibility through batteries, demand response and pumped hydropower rather than additional nuclear capacity.
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EU SMR fantasy claiming the first ones can be up and running in the EU in the early 30s (where?), falling for the illusion that the RAB mechanism will bring in hordes of private investors all eager to risk their money on SMRs enticed by large amounts of public money and subsidies.

US opposes IAEA board resolution condemning attacks on Ukraine's power grid The United States joined Russia, China, and ‌Niger on Thursday in opposing a resolution adopted by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board denouncing attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as a threat t...

Bad actor.
US joined Russia, China, Niger, and several other adversary countries in opposing resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency denouncing Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including off-site power supply plants for #nuclear
www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare | Official Trailer | HBO YouTube video by HBO

Fukushima: A #Nuclear Nightmare | Official Trailer | HBO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTm...

Gulf nuclear ambition The Gulf faces unique challenges when it comes to nuclear power - yet four reactors are under construction at Barakah.

Gulf Nuclear Ambition

#Gulf #UAE #Iran #nuclear

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Une usine nucléaire à l’arrêt à cause des pluies violentes L’usine de conversion d’uranium Orano Malvési, près de Narbonne, est à l’arrêt depuis début 2026 à cause de fortes pluies et de vents violents. Dans un communiqué publié le 5 mars, la Commission de re...

Une usine nucléaire à l’arrêt à cause des pluies violentes
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Texas is lapping NY in building renewable energy. Here's why. The rapid pace of renewable energy development in Texas followed years of investment in the grid needed to get the power to urban centers. New York’s grid improvements are lagging.

Texas is lapping NY in building renewable energy. Here's why. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

How China Plans to Tackle Its Massive Solar Panel Waste Problem | OilPrice.com China, the global leader in solar power, is preparing to contend with 1.5 million tons of decommissioned solar panels by the end of the decade and is attempting to lead a coordinated global effort to ...

China has set a goal to recycle 250,000 tons of #solar panels by 2027 and 1.5 million tons by 2030, which, if successful, will serve as a crucial mass-scale pilot project for the rest of the world.
oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

'Every #nuclear power station built to date has suffered delays and cost overruns. There is also a stockpile of nuclear waste dating back to the 1950s, with final disposal in a geological repository predicted to cost more than £200bn.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Russia gets export boost from Iran war as price of oil to India surges The war in Iran has fuelled a significant bump ​in demand for Russian oil and gas, the Kremlin said on Friday, boosting exports which have been battered by sanctions linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.

All part of Trump's plan ?
Russia gets export boost from Iran war as price of oil to India surges www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study - Carbon Brief An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before...

Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study www.carbonbrief.org/pace-of-glob...

Donald Trump insists there are no wind farms in China. Here are 20 of them – in pictures The US president has made the easily debunked claim that there are no wind farms in China

Donald Trump insists there are no wind farms in China. Here are 20 of them – in pictures
www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...

US, #Israel #Iran War.
My WION News interview starts 4.44 mins into program.
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Renewables: still pushing ahead in the UK renewextraweekly.blogspot.com/2026/03/rene...

Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly During the last decade, the rate at which Earth warmed increased substantially After removing the influence of known natural variability factors, the increase of the warming rate is statistically...

Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly
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Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could wa...

Time to get a move on with the renewable evolution.
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found. Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

"British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for #climate shocks or wars."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Can green fuels clean up aviation? Scientists say the math doesn’t add up Sustainable aviation fuels are the most promising technology available to replace fossil kerosene, but experts warn they can’t be produced quickly enough or in large enough volumes to keep pace with p...

Can green fuels clean up aviation? Scientists say the math doesn’t add up.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

UK solar to hit 160GW by 2060, needs ‘whole system thinking’ The UK is on pace to have over 160GW of solar capacity in operation by 2060, but “whole system thinking” will be required, according to DNV.

UK is on pace to have over 160GW of #solar capacity in operation by 2060
www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-projec...

Could solar panels help strengthen global food security? - Positive News A Canadian study suggests solar farms could increase global crop yields by hundreds of billions of pounds, thanks to the protective microclimate created beneath their panels

Solar farms could increase global crop yields by hundreds of billions of pounds, thanks to the protective microclimate created beneath their panels.
www.positive.news/environment/...

Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere In Nepal, local shareholding in a hydropower project changed how communities regarded it.

Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere theconversation.com/plaid-cymru-... via @ConversationUK

Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction...

Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change? www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does...

NRC buckles to White House and licenses dangerous TerraPower reactor - Beyond Nuclear The following is the press statement released by Beyond Nuclear today on the decision by all five NRC commissioners to accede to pressure from the White House

NRC buckles to White House and licenses dangerous TerraPower #nuclear reactor
beyondnuclear.org/nrc-buckles-...

While Hinkley Nuclear Was Being Built, The UK Grid Decarbonized - CleanTechnica Hinkley Point C faces new delays and rising costs while the UK grid decarbonized through wind, solar, and system innovation during its long construction.

The core question is whether the energy system in the 2030s and 2040s still requires additional #nuclear megaprojects built on decade long timelines when wind, solar, and storage technologies continue expanding on much shorter deployment cycles.
cleantechnica.com/2026/03/06/w...

Böll EU Brief 01/2026 | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union This Böll EU Brief critically assesses the prospects of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It finds that most SMR designs remain in early development, lack regulatory approval in the EU, and are...

Böll EU Brief
Small modular reactors – smaller regulation?
#nuclear #SMR
eu.boell.org/en/small-mod...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...