The US Department of State and US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) have announceda suite of financial tools to support the deployment of advanced nuclearenergy systems to help reach net-zero goals. They also announced plans tomobilise more than USD4.2 billion of investment in enrichment andconversion capacity through the five-nation Sapporo 5 collaboration. World Nuclear News 7th Dec…
As the FT <https://www.ft.com/content/bc486d67-8f92-46b3-9072-f0357d7f0336>puts it, one thing is clear about COP28, the spotlight is on nuclear powerwith an unprecedented amount of attention at this year's gathering. Over 20countries, including the US, UK, and United Arab Emirates, have signed adeclaration to triple nuclear capacity<https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20231202-more-than-110-countries-join-cop28-deal-to-triple-renewable-energy-by-2030>by 2050. Whether the world can deliver on these nuclear promises isquestionable …
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…