A new dawn for nuclear power

Global warming is rooted in one of the most fundamental ideas of Newtonian physics: there is no action without a reaction. Put simply, we cannot continue to pump carbon dioxide and other pollutants produced from the burning of fossil fuels into our environment without suffering the consequences. Environmental scientists have been highlighting this problem for some time, but only now are governments giving the issue the attention that it deserves. Man-made climate change is one of the greatest threats our planet faces, and is already estimated to be responsible for over 160 000 deaths worldwide each year resulting from heatwaves, flooding and crop damage.