Those who squabble about whether nuclear death rates are a little bit higher than solar, or a little bit lower, or whether solar is more deadly than wind are completely missing the point. Separating these is like splitting hairs. The big headline is that all of them kill far, far fewer people than any fossil fuel. Millions die from fossil fuels every year, with estimates ranging from 3.6 to 8.7 million – 1 to 2.5 million come from electricity, and most of it from coal.43 Nuclear and renewables are hundreds, if not thousands, of times safer. And, importantly, they all emit very little CO2, so
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