https://nashboykin.com/tags/climate/ Recent content in Climate on Stars on Earth https://nashboykin.com/images/og-card.png https://nashboykin.com/images/og-card.png Hugo en-us 2026 Nash Boykin · Stars on Earth Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://nashboykin.com/posts/fusion-in-the-ssps/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://nashboykin.com/posts/fusion-in-the-ssps/ <p>We use the SSPs constantly in my classes, and the energy story is almost always wind and solar. Fission comes up as a share that keeps shrinking, and fusion never comes up at all. That matches the data: nuclear supplied 9% of global electricity in 2024, the lowest share in more than 45 years even with output at a record, while solar was the largest source of new electricity for the third year running (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2025/2024-in-review/">Ember</a>).</p>