A machine that could save us from war — and global warming

How? Some scientists believe in the power of nuclear fusion. Environmentally, these machines would have the potential to meet our energy needs with zero carbon cost. But the other advantage is removing a significant motivation behind war — the control of energy sources. Think about it. The Middle East would look a lot different today. This podcast explores what the transition to fusion energy would entail from the challenges, the rewards and the risks. Guest in this episode: Mustafa Bahran is a physics professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. He came to Canada after his life in Yemen became too dangerous. There he founded the Yemeni Scientific Research Foundation and National Atomic Energy Commission. Greg Twinney is the the CEO of General Fusion. Mike Donaldson is senior vice president in technology development at General Fusion. Michael Mann is a climate scientist and director at the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media. JC Btaiche is founder and CEO of a nuclear fusion company called Fuse.

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A machine that could save us from war — and global warming is an episode from Ideas by CBC.

This episode is 00:54:08 long.

This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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