Comments on: The Fisherman and the MBA http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/ The Blog that Talks about Climate Change Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Mark http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-279 Mark Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:54:34 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-279 You are right - nuclear is expensive to build, run safely and then decommission. The result is that it can’t compete with coal without subsidies, either directly from governments or in the form of carbon credits. I guess most investors are more nervous about the carbon credits since their price is not guaranteed and are therefore looking for assurances from governments in the form of subsidies. Personally I’m not so worried about our ability to safely operate nuclear power. It’s here already and there have been no major disasters in the Western world for a long time. I’m confident we have this under control now that we have learned to respect the dangers. When it comes to nuclear I am more concerned about it being implemented by less stable and less safety conscious nations.. But having an MBA adds little credibility to my humble opinions - probably quite the opposite.. You are right - nuclear is expensive to build, run safely and then decommission. The result is that it can’t compete with coal without subsidies, either directly from governments or in the form of carbon credits. I guess most investors are more nervous about the carbon credits since their price is not guaranteed and are therefore looking for assurances from governments in the form of subsidies.

Personally I’m not so worried about our ability to safely operate nuclear power. It’s here already and there have been no major disasters in the Western world for a long time. I’m confident we have this under control now that we have learned to respect the dangers. When it comes to nuclear I am more concerned about it being implemented by less stable and less safety conscious nations..

But having an MBA adds little credibility to my humble opinions - probably quite the opposite..

]]> By: Metyu http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-276 Metyu Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:06:37 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-276 I would tend to agree with LC. Great site and forum! Mark, as an MBA who runs a climate change website, I wonder what your opinion of nuclear is. (as I understand it, the market wouldn't go near them with a barge pole without serious subsidies) I would tend to agree with LC. Great site and forum!

Mark, as an MBA who runs a climate change website, I wonder what your opinion of nuclear is. (as I understand it, the market wouldn’t go near them with a barge pole without serious subsidies)

]]> By: LC http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-273 LC Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:59:04 +0000 http://www.talkclimatechange.com/2008/01/11/the-fisherman-and-the-mba/#comment-273 Mark, this is a really well done site. I posted this following on a community forum in Elk Grove, CA so you may get some visitors from Calif. Keep up the great work. I ran across this inadvertently and I think it's so well done I wanted to share it. It is UK based so some of the topics are different. It's an opinion site, where there are people on three teams of thought who present articles and viewpoints. The approach is so much less heavy-handed that we've seen here from Gore and Co; it's refreshing and actually allows one to think rather than react. There is a forum too that's active. Mark, this is a really well done site. I posted this following on a community forum in Elk Grove, CA so you may get some visitors from Calif. Keep up the great work.

I ran across this inadvertently and I think it’s so well done I wanted to share it. It is UK based so some of the topics are different. It’s an opinion site, where there are people on three teams of thought who present articles and viewpoints. The approach is so much less heavy-handed that we’ve seen here from Gore and Co; it’s refreshing and actually allows one to think rather than react. There is a forum too that’s active.

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