One big advantage of fusion is that it will most likely produce little radioactive waste, thus its environmental impact is minimal compared to other means of energy production. In fact, the only radioactive waste produced throughout the process is the neutron-activated components of the reactor itself, which have relatively short half-lives and can usually be recycled.
Fusion's possibilities are perhaps limitless. The technology developed is much safer than nuclear fission, especially because fusion can't create runaway reactions. No greenhouse gasses are produced; in fact the byproducts of this process are completely inert (helium and a neutron).
Despite the positives, there's nothing cheap when implementing a fusion energy plant. According to Chris Fall at the MITRE Corporation: "It´s kind of like buying a Rolls Royce at this point, as opposed to a Toyota." While this technology is still many years away from being widely used and developed, there is still some hope that nuclear fusion will be able to power our daily lives by 2027.
Energy breakthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8jzTwV-2o
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