Untill a natural disaster strikes. Then its the worst thing ever built. All things being equal. Coal is far safer. The goal of going green is making things safer for the planet. Natural gas, coal, hydro...everythi g else. Is safer than nuclear.
Energy source | Deaths per terawatt-hour of energy production
Brown coal 32.72
Coal 24.62
Oil 18.43
Biomass 4.63
Gas 2.82
Nuclear 0.07
Wind 0.04
Hydropower 0.02
Solar 0.02
Biofuels 0.00
Untill a natural disaster strikes. Then its the worst thing ever built. All things being equal. Coal is far safer. The goal of going green is making things safer for the planet. Natural gas, coal, hydro...everythi g else. Is safer than nuclear.
Relevant: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-production-per-twh
Energy source | Deaths per terawatt-hour of energy production
Brown coal 32.72
Coal 24.62
Oil 18.43
Biomass 4.63
Gas 2.82
Nuclear 0.07
Wind 0.04
Hydropower 0.02
Solar 0.02
Biofuels 0.00