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Book · 2019 · Science

A Bright Future

How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow

by Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist · Recommended by 2 people on 2 podcasts

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He recently co-authored a book called a Bright Future how some countries have solved climate change and the rest can follow in the book.
Stephen Dubner · Freakonomics Radio · Sep 2022 Listen at 5:52

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Oh I I read a book I read a review of book review in the in the New York Times of all things in about uh Joshua goldstein's book with Stephen cavist the Swedish nuclear Zionist and it was called bright future I bought the book read it it's very practical it's simple and it goes into the truth which.
Oliver Stone The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2023

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A Bright Future by Joshua S. Goldstein and Staffan A. Qvist is a practical book that examines how nuclear power can help solve climate change and outlines how various countries can successfully follow that path. Oliver Stone discussed reading the book on The Joe Rogan Experience after encountering a review in the New York Times about Joshua Goldstein and the Swedish nuclear advocate Staffan Qvist. Stone described the book as simple and practical, noting that it ultimately inspired him to create a documentary film. Stephen Dubner also featured the work on Freakonomics Radio, introducing Goldstein and highlighting how certain nations have tackled climate change through nuclear energy adoption. Furthermore, Dubner cited specific statistics from Goldstein's book regarding the human cost of fossil fuels, pointing out that coal kills at least one million people worldwide every year, primarily through particulate emissions that cause cancer and other debilitating diseases. The speakers collectively emphasized the text's clear-eyed evaluation of energy policies, contrasting the dangers of traditional fossil fuels with the pragmatic potential of modern nuclear power generation as a viable and necessary solution to the mounting global climate crisis facing modern society today.

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Stephen Dubner he recently co-authored a book called a Bright Future how some countries have solved climate change and the… 2
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“he recently co-authored a book called a Bright Future how some countries have solved climate change and the rest can follow in the book”
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“meanwhile is coal which as Joshua Goldstein writes in a bright future kills at least a million people every year worldwide mostly through particulate emissions that give people cancer and other diseases”
Oliver Stone oh I I read a book I read a review of book review in the in the New York Times of all things in about uh Jo… 1
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“oh I I read a book I read a review of book review in the in the New York Times of all things in about uh Joshua goldstein's book with Stephen cavist the Swedish nuclear Zionist and it was called bright future I bought the book read it it's very practical it's simple and it goes into the truth which”

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