Non-Fiction Book Club - May 2026
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Join our Non-Fiction Book Club for monthly discussions of books from across the non-fiction spectrum - history, current affairs, science and more. In May, we will be discussing Going Nuclear by Tim Gregory.🗓️ Wednesday 20th May
🕒 Doors open 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start
📍 The Lane Bookshop
🎫 Tickets: $5
ABOUT THE BOOK
A bold and groundbreaking call to harness the untapped potential of nuclear power to tackle our global climate and energy crises, from a leading chemist at the National Nuclear Laboratory
What if climate change isn't an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?
In this visionary book, Dr Tim Gregory urges us to rethink the path to net zero. He argues that the solution to climate change lies not simply in replacing fossil fuels with renewables, but in fully embracing another energy source that emits zero carbon dioxide- nuclear power.
Gregory dismantles the conventional wisdom that renewables such as wind and solar are completely 'green', and debunks myths surrounding nuclear waste and radiation, demonstrating that nuclear power is not only reliable, safe and potent, but the most environmentally responsible way to harvest energy.
Going Nuclear calls for decarbonisation to be the twenty-first century's Apollo programme. By interweaving scientific optimism, myth-busting data, and ambitious policy ideas, Gregory illustrates the boundless potential of the atom beyond just clean energy- from advanced medicine and forensics to atomic gardening and space exploration.
This is a bold case for an alternative, sustainable and prosperous future- a world in which abundant energy is available to all.
Date
Wednesday 20 May 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC+08)Location
The Lane Bookshop
52C Old Theatre Lane, CLAREMONT WA 6010
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Non-Fiction Book Club - May 2026
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