A century of wisdom underlines nuclear's green credentials

Probably one of the oldest proponents of nuclear energy celebrated his centenary this summer and his support continues to be an energising force to be reckoned with. James Lovelock is probably best known as the creator of the Gaia hypothesis - which argues that Earth acts like a self-regulating system. He's also a self-confessed, lifelong 'green', who upset the status quo more than a decade ago when he said those environmentalists who opposed nuclear were wrong to do so.