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Yet governments and corporations are increasingly turning to them to offset emissions, rather than reducing fossil fuel use or developing more permanent CO2 disposal options.

Today, however, public support for nuclear power is the highest its been in more than a decade as government and private industry struggle to reduce reliance on planet-warming fossil fuels.

Donald Trump's most recent pick, oil executive Chris Wright whom Trump has put forward as energy secretary, has no government experience but is an enthusiastic supporter of fossil fuels.

Only fossil fuel companies have spent more since 2010, when the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v.

Wright’s appointment is a win for the fossil fuel industry, which expects a boom under the next administration.