Britain going big on nuclear power
by editors@theworld.org (Carol Hills) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6XYS0)
Britain's energy secretary, Ed Miliband, says his country is poised to lead the world into a new nuclear golden age. The British government has just signed on to fund a $19 billion new nuclear power plant. It says embracing nuclear energy will help protect Britain's energy security and meet the demands of the climate crisis. Carolyn Beeler speaks with Simon Evans, deputy editor and senior policy editor at Carbon Brief, a UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science and energy policy.