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With the world's population increasing from eight billion currently to approximately nine billion by the year 2040, achieving a healthy lifestyle for all people on earth will depend, in part, on the availability of affordable energy, especially electricity. This presentation considers the various choices, or options, for producing electricity and the consequences associated with each option. The options are fossil, renewable, and nuclear. The consequences associated with these three options are addressed in five different areas: public health and safety, environmental effects, economics, sustainability, and politics. All options are needed, but some options are better than others when compared in the five areas. This presentation is a brief summary of a short course entitled “Energy Choices and Consequences”, which was initially created by the author several years ago and is continuously updated. The presentation will provide updated information through October of 2023.

References:
"Energy Choices and Consequences," an invited Keynote presentation given at the Istanbul Nuclear Power Plant Summit, Istanbul, Turkey (May 30, 2014) "Update on Energy Choices and Consequences," an invited Keynote presentation given at the New Energy Forum in Qingdao, China (September 21, 2014) "Update on Energy Choices and Consequences," an invited presentation given at the City University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China (September 25, 2014) “Electricity Production Choices and Consequences - 2019 Update,” an invited presentation given at the SIPS2019 International Symposium on Sustainable Energy Production, Paphos, Cyprus (October 24, 2019)