CO2 emissions are one way of polluting the environment. Nuclear trash is another. Is there a way of producing enough energy without pollution?
> Is there a way of producing enough energy without pollution
Can't think of a single energy generation method that doesn't result in at least some pollution from raw material extraction, byproducts or remains after the end of the lifecycle. Maybe geothermal, but I don't know what goes in a geothermal plant.
And battery production (and mining for materials) pollutes the environment as well.
So let's not compare only parts of the system ... let's be real here
Even with coal electricity, electric cars have lower total-lifetime CO2 emissions.
Also, the more low-hanging fruit we fix, the more time we have left for the hard stuff.