... mention the Chernobyl accident of 26th April 1986, nuclear power was becoming vastly unpopular in the public sector. The peak period of nuclear plant construction was right up to Chernobyl, but afterwards its rate slowed and quickly levelled out. With nuclear plants being closed down eventually the market went into a gradual decline. Gas and Oil power increased with the extra demand for electricity and inevitably so did the prices. Experts argue that we are on the edge of a major energy crisis and now there is an even bigger threat, the threat of global warming. With the newfound threat, one that seems a lot more imminent than the decline in fossil fuel reserves, the Kyoto protocol was fully enforced; as of February 16th 2005 it became mandatory for all its signatories. Industrialized countries now had the incentive to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and start supporting renewable energy sources more. ...

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