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Clean power needs power plants, not wishful thinking. Sweden, France, and Finland show what hydropower and nuclear power can achieve. Germany is shutting down nuclear power and declaring the expansion of weather-dependent generation to be progress.

The supply gaps must be filled by others. Wind and solar save fuel. But even the millionth solar module delivers no power at night. And wind turbines replace not a single available power plant during calm periods. Hydropower is dispatchable; nuclear power delivers regardless of wind and sun. That is a proven foundation for a low-carbon supply and secure capacity.

Hydropower cannot be conjured up geographically. Shutting down nuclear power, on the other hand, was a political decision. Anyone who wants clean power must explain which power plant will handle the dark doldrums.

Note: Excerpts from Canada and EU announce new alliance open to like-minded countries, The Guardian

Alliance for the Future, unveiled at the Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for a world ‘shaken by new storms’

Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens can thrive” and a powerful hedge against the unpredictable nature of geopolitics, while welcoming other countries to join.

“Our societies have been shaken by new storms,” Carney told reporters, referring to the damaging effects of the climate emergency but also the “erosion of democratic norms” and “the weaponization of trade”.

Satellite imagery shows damage at more than two dozen installations, in the fullest accounting of the destruction yet.