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A proven partner: Doubling down on nuclear energy ambitions is a smart move for the G7
Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general, International Atomic Energy Agency
A s the clock counts down towards critical climate deadlines and energy security remains high on the agenda, almost all G7 members are doubling down on nuclear energy. Many of them have undergone a decisive shift from political hesitation to political will. In the years since Covid-19, the signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change included a call to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power – along with other clean energy sources – in their Global Stocktake on the Paris Agreement at the 28th Conference of the Parties in Dubai in 2023, and important policy initiatives like the European Union’s green taxonomy have been passed. BUILDING CAPACITY As investment in solar and wind has grown, these intermittent renewables have continued to need backup for calm and cloudy days. Extending the lives of existing nuclear power plants is among the most economical ways to provide more low carbon power. But G7 members will also need to turn their plans to build new plants into reality. Nuclear energy has quietly sustained the G7’s industrial base and delivered clean, reliable electricity for decades. To stay competitive and meet climate goals, it’s time to invest and build
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