Climate change is bad for nuclear power, industry needs a shrinking cap on carbon to survive

Conservatives who oppose clean energy and real climate action typically tout uber-expensive  nuclear power as the solution (see Lamar Alexander calls nuclear "the cheap clean energy solution," renews GOP call for 100 new nukes, which would cost some $1 trillion).  CAP's Richard W. Caperton explains in this Wonk Room cross post how failure to pursue genuine action on climate change –  a shrinking cap and rising price on carbon –  actually harms the industry (see also "2009 summer heatwave...