Is nuclear energy the key to fighting climate change?

I'll admit this is where progressive orthodoxy gets it wrong. Nuclear power produces virtually zero carbon emissions and provides reliable baseload power that wind and solar can't match. France gets 70% of its electricity from nuclear and has some of the cleanest air in Europe. If we're serious about climate change - and we should be - taking nuclear off the table because of decades-old fears is like refusing antibiotics because of a bad experience with medicine.

Finally some common ground! Nuclear energy is the ultimate pragmatic solution. It's clean, reliable, and energy-dense. One uranium fuel pellet contains as much energy as 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas. The new generation of small modular reactors can be factory-built and deployed anywhere. The main obstacle isn't technology or safety - it's bureaucratic regulation that takes 10-15 years to approve a plant. Cut the red tape and let nuclear compete on a level playing field.