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sources, like the EIA...now to your points...

>Re: Support for Nuclear Power...as a former engineer and program manager on advanced Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors and then Thermal Reactors starting right after the OPEC oil embargo, it's particularly frustrating for me to witness the slow down in NP development...but finally we have an administration committed...not just with words, but actual funding...to GEN-IV reactors and their essential infrastructure (e.g. HALEU Fuel production, and Re-Cycling of Spent Fuel). Each of the new reactor designs will be smaller and more easily sited given their inherent safety features...and thus be suitable in many more locations...I'll be glad to discuss this further if you'd like, but the salient point is that each design should be ready for deployment approval in just five or six years...of course it will take more time to bring the needed amount of NP on line, but with bipartisan commitment, we can expand rapidly...not unlike what France did after that OPEC crisis. Note that Kamala Harris specifically expressed her support for Advanced Nuclear Power Plants in her Pittsburgh speech on the Economy.

>Issue: ME...that's a perception problem I really can't help you with...I do my best to provide factual information and data from reliable sources and invite anyone to challenge me...using similar methods to support their contentions...not sure why that's a problem.

>Transition...The horses to cars transition evolved without any external constraints, like Climate Change or Depleting Fossil Fuel Reserves, and thus could take as long as necessary for the market to adapt...we don't have that luxury and here's why...

- The EIA documents that the U.S. has on the order of 48 Bbls of Proven Oil Reserves supporting an annual consumption rate of ~7.3 Bbls (2024), which means, without imports, we have just 6-1/2 yrs of Oil left...and even if you Double or Triple that amount, it's still a serious problem...
- British Petroleum each year estimates the amount of worldwide Proven Oil Reserves vs Consumption...most recently it estimates ~47 years remaining...again, a very serious concern, given the myriad of other critical uses for Hydrocarbons.

- Then there's the ever worsening Climate Crisis impact on human habitation...

Sadly, too many people close their eyes and ears to these facts that are surely going to impact them and everyone else...much sooner than they would like. Therefore the prudent thing to do is continue bringing this issue up, rather than ignore it. Since you seem to appreciate such facts, I'm hoping you'll join in and help speed the transition.

>Rumor of not owning an EV...it's true...right now...but our next vehicle will absolutely be an EV...it's a timing issue and I don't fault anyone else's similar decision...just those who refuse to accept the need for change...nothing haughty about that.

>Paper's Finding...IMO the paper's "Conclusion" is a mystery, except for the part I highlighted...i.e. increases in CO2 atmospheric concentration cause increases in global surface temperatures...i.e. Global Warming from the burning of Fossil Fuels is a real thing and the doubling of CO2 in just 150 yrs is cause for immediate concern.