ABSTRACT
The role of carbon emissions in climate change makes clear the necessity for a global reconsideration of energy production (Eisler 2012). Four technologies are currently under consideration: nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, wind power and geoengineering (Poumadere et al., 2011). All of these approaches are often socially controversial and present complex challenges of governance. Support for nuclear energy appears to be conditional upon simultaneous development of other renewable technologies as well as satisfactory disposal of nuclear wastes. The Fukushima accident, for example, greatly increased public concern about the safety and vulnerability of nuclear reactors. Authors conclude that exercises in risk governance should be developed at the national and international levels (Poumadere et al., 2011).
