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By David Stanway and Timothy Gardner The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summitin Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050. Butreaching that goal will require the industry to overcome regulatoryhurdles, financing obstacles, fuel bottlenecks, and public safety concernsthat have contributed to a long history of project delays…
COP28: Leaders Announce Nuclear Energy Summit for 2024 more https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/cop28-leaders-announce-nuclear-energy-summit-for-2024 A first-of-its-kind nuclear energy summit will be held next year, it was announced at COP28 today. Leaders from around the world will gather in Brussels in March 2024 to highlight the role of nuclear energy in addressing the global challenges to reduce the use of fossil…
Negotiations on how the world can slash greenhouse gas emissions and staveoff the worst impacts of the climate crisis will reach a fresh intensityover the next few days, with nations wrangling over whether to phase out orphase down fossil fuels. For the remaining five negotiating days of theCop28 UN climate summit in Dubai ministers will…
This factsheet analyzes the role of nuclear energy in global climatescenarios. It shows that a global tripling of nuclear capacity until 2050is neither realistic nor is it needed to achieve climate targets accordingto the Paris agreement. The factsheet presents an analysis of nine globalclimate scenarios that achieve climate targets according to the Parisagreement as well…
With five days left at COP28, the jury is still out on whether thisyear’s UN climate talks will achieve real progress to address climatechange. But one thing is clear: the spotlight is on nuclear power. The (so-called) low-carbon fuel has received an unprecedented amount of attention at thisyear’s gathering, with nearly two dozen countries including…