COP26 Position Paper – Net Zero Needs Nuclear Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative gathering nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations with the goal of opening a dialogue with policymakers and the public about the necessity of including nuclear energy among the carbon-free solutions to climate change. The mission is to accelerate…
IEA Roadmap: “Net Zero Needs All Clean Technologies, Nuclear Included” The International Energy Agency recently published the report, Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, which shows what needs to be done today to ensure the opportunity of net-zero emissions by 2050 is not lost. According to the IEA executive director…
IEA Stresses The Importance of Nuclear For Spain’s Long-Term Energy Strategies The International Energy Agency recently published the Energy Policy Report “Spain 2021”, a periodical in-depth peer review of the energy policies to support their development and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences. Spain has made considerable progress towards its goal of…
Over 100 Societies and NGOs Support “Net Zero Needs Nuclear” Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative gathering nuclear professionals and scientists from over 150 associations with the goal of opening a dialogue with policymakers and the public about the necessity of including nuclear energy among the carbon-free solutions to climate change. In 2021 the ‘Net Zero Needs Nuclear’…
“Nuclear Must Be Fairly Represented at COP26”, Firmly Advocates WNA Here is the full text of the open letter that Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General at World Nuclear Association, sent to COP26 President Alok Sharma last 16th August, inviting the organisers to fairly include and represent nuclear energy. A letter sent to Rt Hon…
Save Our Climate – Acknowledge that Net Zero Needs Nuclear at COP26 Nuclear for Climate started this petition calling on all negotiators and policy makers who are involved at COP26 to take a scientific and technology-neutral approach to energy policy and financing which can promote sustainable collaboration between nuclear and renewables. Sign this petition! Save…
Poles and Belgians See Nuclear Energy As Necessary Low-Carbon Source Recent opinion polls in two EU Countries, Poland and Belgium, highlighted strong support for nuclear energy as a proven and effective low-carbon source to reduce CO2 and to mitigate climate change. Poland The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment published today (15th December) the…
Vattenfall Plans Nuclear Investments For The Present And The Future Investments for the present and the future of the Swedish nuclear sector. This is the plan Vattenfall (ENS Corporate Member) highlights in its Annual and Sustainability Report 2021, recently published. Sweden’s state-owned utility said it plans to invest €193.2m (SEK 2bn) in its nuclear operations…
IPCC Report: “The Time For Action Is Now” The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report says that without “immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach”. The report estimates that if global warming is to be limited to around 1.5°C “global greenhouse gas emissions need…
Support For Nuclear Energy Highest Than Ever in Finland Support for nuclear power in Finland is higher than ever, according to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Energy Industry Association to Kantar Public. 60% of respondents have positive opinions about nuclear power (34% completely positive and 26% broadly positive), and only 11% are negative (3%…