Countries have “re-appreciated” the value of nuclear power, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol said at COP26 today. Birol, who called for new build in Europe, North America and Asia, also said that national commitments made at COP26 would put the world on track to limit global warming to 1.8°C. Speaking at the …
The European Commission is ready to support EU nations opting to develop nuclear energy, according to European Commissioner for Climate Action Frans Timmermans. “Resorting to atomic energy remains a sovereign right of states, and for this reason the EU Commission will not oppose the nations that would decide to resort to this option for the …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States of America today announced the Net Zero World Initiative — a new partnership between countries working to implement their climate ambition pledges and accelerate transitions to net zero, resilient, and inclusive energy systems. Through Net Zero World, led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Build …
PARIS (Reuters) -French grid operator RTE said next generation nuclear reactors offer an affordable path to shifting the country’s energy mix away from fossil fuels and make the aim of carbon neutrality by 2050 achievable. “Building new nuclear reactors is economically viable, especially as it makes it possible to maintain a fleet of around 40 …
ATLANTA — Georgia’s utility-regulating agency voted unanimously Tuesday to let Georgia Power pass on to customers $2.1 billion of the costs of completing the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. That figure, which will boost average residential customer bills by $3.78 a month, was set in an agreement the Atlanta-based utility and …
China has its sights set on being the world leader when it comes to nuclear power technology. The country has brought its first Hualong One—a third-generation pressurized water reactor—online at the Fuqing plant in Fujian province, with its developers calling it a “strategic tool for the government to promote nuclear power technologies abroad.” China is …
As detailed in “A startling report on methane leaks” (Page A1, Oct. 26), a long-term study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found six times more methane leaking into the air around Boston from natural gas pipelines than estimated, and methane has 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide. If this is just …
JSC Akkuyu Nuclear, a subsidiary of Russian nuclear conglomerate Rosatom, got the green light from Turkey’s Nuclear Regulatory Council to start construction work on the fourth power unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Turkey. “Obtaining a license allows to start performing all construction and installation work on the unit, including nuclear …
Providing plentiful, clean, energy to the world’s growing population will become an increasingly difficult challenge as the effects of climate change begin to take hold and the demand for electricity grows. Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) provide a reliable, low-carbon, energy source that should be a valued part of any growing country’s energy generation plans. The …
Congress has a long-standing aversion to climate policy. Cap and trade saw a spectacular death in 2010. A plan to pay utilities for selling more clean electricity was axed this month. And proposals to tax carbon dioxide emissions never had a chance. But there is one major exception to lawmakers’ reluctance to tackle greenhouse gases: …
