Transition

The world is on a path to move away from fossil fuels. The impetus is two fold. First the negative effects of increases in carbon dioxide and second the supply is running out. The question then becomes, what is the best way to proceed. The big picture is clear. It must be a slow, over the next 50 years, change to nuclear power. It will be done in steps sometimes using temporary changes to meet long term needs. The demand for power will grow rapidly as reshoring industry accelerates so in the interim gasoline should be replaced with natural gas since the grid cannot accommodate the additional strain that EV's will bring. Wind and solar will continue to expand with the understanding that these energy forms are also temporary. The push toward small nuclear reactors (SMR)should be a joint effort between private and government. The private providing the innovation and technology while the government re designs regulations and offers incentives through tax subsidies. As the SMR's begin to roll off the production lines they will replace wind and solar. These units will be placed at the point of use taking pressure off the grid while reducing transmission lines. SMR power will be used to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen and the hydrogen will replace the natural gas in cars and trucks. SMR's will be used to take nitrogen and carbon dioxide from the air and manufacture synthetic diesel and jet fuel for heavy equipment and air transport. All of the old big nuclear power plants will be closed and windmills and solar farms will be phased out and the transfer to carbon free will be complete.