14 May 2021
Share
World leaders have a critical opportunity at the G7 and Pre-COP summits to set a bold new direction in the fight against climate change, six nuclear industry groups say in an open letter published today. The letter was signed by the heads of the Canadian Nuclear Association, Europe s Foratom, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, the USA s Nuclear Energy Institute, the UK s Nuclear Industry Association and World Nuclear Association - respectively, John Gorman, Yves Desbazeille, Shiro Arai, Maria Korsnick, Tom Greatrex and Sama Bilbao y León.
Nuclear power is currently the biggest source of low-carbon electricity in developed economies and the second largest globally, but by 2040 more than 100 gigawatts of nuclear capacity is due to retire. Over the same period, global electricity demand is expected to increase by 50%. The choice policymakers face then is: risk the single greatest loss of clean power in world history , or preserve and expand nuclear energy s pro
The Canadian Nuclear Association, Europe's Foratom, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, the USA's Nuclear Energy Institute, the UK's Nuclear Industry Association and World Nuclear Association have issued a joint statement ahead of the Leaders Summit on Climate that starts today. At the invitation of US President Joe Biden, world leaders will convene for the two-day event to galvanise efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.