Going Nuclear How the Atom Will Save the World

What if net zero is not an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge? In this visionary book, Dr. Tim Gregory challenges prevailing narratives around climate change, arguing that the goal of net zero is not simply to replace fossil fuels with renewables, but to power civilisation using sources of energy that do not emit carbon dioxide. He unequivocally shows that only one emissions-free energy source can rise to that challenge: nuclear power Going Nuclear calls for decarbonisation to be the twenty-first century''s Apollo programme, illuminating the far-reaching potential of the atom beyond clean energy to advanced medicine, forensics, atomic gardening and interplanetary exploration. By interweaving scientific optimism, myth-busting data and ambitious policy, Gregory offers an alternative nuclear future that can meet the shared goal of environmental stewardship and continued human progress.

About the author

Dr Tim Gregory is a nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield, public speaker, broadcaster and author of Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made our World. In 2017, he was a finalist in BBC2's Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes and has also presented on BBC's The Sky at Night and Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch. He has a PhD from the University of Bristol and lives in the North of England. His website is www.tim-gregory.co.uk.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Gregory
• Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 12.06.2025
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics
• EAN: 9781847928078
• ISBN: 978-1-84792-807-8
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 24 x 4 cm
• Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Global Warming, popular science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Science, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Conservation, Renewable Energy, chemistry, Environmental Economics, sustainable, Physics, economic growth, Nuclear, Environmental Management, carbon footprint, Conservation of the environment, Impact of science & technology on society, environmental, Impact of science and technology on society, Nuclear physics, Air pollution, Atomic & molecular physics, Energy Efficiency, British Politics, Non Fiction, Energy resources, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Environmental Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Forensics, Nuclear War, books for men, science books, science gifts, physics book, science books for adults, climate change books, environmental books, popular science books, popular science books for adults, environmental gifts, climate book