Having spent billions of dollars on nuclear plants, we are denied fuel making them white elephants. We will now spend many more billions but will uranium follow oil. Then there is no advantage unless oil runs out. In terms of pollution nuclear can be a disaster if an accident takes place despite the best precautions.
Alternative energy is not considered in the above equation. Agreed it is now miniscule, but by 2050? Nothing is impossible forever. There is a big swing factor in favour of wind & solar. The technologies are getting better to tap more of these & the costs getting less by the day & soon will meet oil. There are optimists who predict oil will have to come down to $50/barrel as solar energy will take over most of electricity production. Billions are invested to bring the costs down. Sheik Yemani insisted on keeping oil prices down in the 1980's, bankrupting alternative energy companies. Now, they are back with renewed vigour. Experts maintain 1% of sunlight in Sahara desert can meet world energy needs eventually. We also have baking sunlight, so we should also benefit. Even oil is only re-released sunlight from animal & plants. Soon we can tap sunlight to directly convert the endless source. Solar cos are priced 10 times oil cos based on earnings!
Rather than pledging family jewels, do we have a way out before 2050? Maybe other critical national security issues are involved. That we leave to the poor & mostly illiterate electrorate to decide!
