A mental gymnastics meme comparing building nuclear power to the complex trade-offs of renewables for net-zero carbon goals.

A two-panel comic. Top panel: A girl walks simply across a mat under the text 'Build a bunch of nuclear.' Bottom panel: A stick figure performs extreme gymnastics over obstacles including coal use, lithium mining, and inefficient gas plants, ending in a car fire.

Getting to net-zero carbon Build a bunch of nuclear. Mine lithium and cobalt for batteries, poisoning local water Swap out 60% efficient gas plants for 30% efficient ones for rapid reaction BARELY MAKE A DENT LOCALLY AND MAKE IT WORSE GLOBALLY Get China's coal economy to make all of your solar components Tons of concrete, steel, and copper for wind power