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15:00-16:30 EGY | 13:00-14:30 GMT, 16 September 2022
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PSE&G Urenco
Bruce Power
ENEC
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ENUSA, Hitachi-GE, IHI
JGC, KHNP, MHI
NuScale, Toshiba ES&SC
17 November 2022 10:30 EGY | 8:30 GMT
#ATOMS4CLIMATE pavilion and online
The COP27 climate change conference takes place at the Sharm el Sheikh International Congress Center from 6-18 November.
This section outlines how nuclear energy is helping reduce emissions today, and how it can contribute to a sustainable net zero emissions future.
Watch past events at COP27
Events at COP27 are available to watch again.
8 November 2022 12:00 EGY | 10:00 GMT
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Room Khulfu and online
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Reports and interviews
Updates and discussions from COP27
Urenco's Rob Little, Head Of Sustainability, and Chris Pye, Net Zero Programme Manager interviewed at COP27
Sama Bilbao y Leon looks back at what COP27 has achieved as it draws to a close.
World Nuclear Association's Director General, Sama Bilbao y Leon reviews the first week at COP27 and looks forward to events in week 2.
On Agriculture Day, Henry Preston finds out how nuclear technology can help improve the sustainability and productivity of agriculture and therefore reduce carbon emissions.
Key points from the discussion on how nuclear technologies can decarbonize sections beyojnd electricity, with Kirsty Gogan,TerraPraxis, Edward Stones, Dow and Alice Cunha da Silva at the #ATOMS4CLIMATE at COP27.
Henry Preston reflects on events held at #ATOMS4CLIMATE on Youth and Science Day at COP27, He also discused the young nuclear volunteers here in Sharm El-Sheikh, nuclear techniques for securing water supplies and the UNFCCC sidebar on the interplay between different low carbon technologies.
World Nuclear News articles
The latest coverage of nuclear energy and climate change news.
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As the nuclear sector takes its place at the COP27 gathering, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general says that Long Term Operation (extending the lifetime of existing nuclear plants) is the "unsung hero of the fight against global warming".
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Environmentalist Greta Thunberg said in an interview with German journalist Sandra Maischberger that she thinks it is a bad idea to close down existing nuclear power plants while increasing coal generation.
Barakah unit 3 is now supplying its first electricity to the UAE's grid. Barakah, the country's first nuclear power plant, is a key component of the UAE's Net Zero 2050 Strategy.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects more than a doubling of nuclear generation by 2050, with at least 30 countries increasing their use of nuclear power, in the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario of its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO).
The UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss and France's President Emmanuel Macron have both expressed their support for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, England, a final decision on which is expected in the coming weeks.
A tool provided by a new multi-disciplinary initiative led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) aims to support communities and economies looking to transition to carbon-free energy in making informed energy choices that are right for their time, place and community.
Key publications from expert organizations
Find out more about what other organizations are saying about nuclear energy.
From Today’s Challenges to Tomorrow’s Clean Energy Systems
The UNECE nuclear power technology brief highlights the need for nations who use nuclear power to work together beyond borders.
Further information
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To limit the impacts of climate change, the world must rapidly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear energy is low-carbon and can supply the world with clean, reliable, and affordable electricity.
Atmospheric concentrations of some of the gases that produce the greenhouse effect are increasing due to human activity and the vast majority of the world's climate scientists believe this causes global warming and resulting climate change.
Climate change is a worldwide problem and policy responses have accordingly had an international basis; the principal focus has been on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Find out how nuclear technologies can contribution to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The World Nuclear Performance Report, released in July 2022, provides construction, generation and CO2 avoidance analysis.
In a world centred on short-term fixes, many of the traits that make nuclear energy a key player in the transition to a sustainable world are often taken for granted.
Statements from World Nuclear Association
This section provides links to statements made by World Nuclear Association, either individually, or in partnership with other organizations on topics related to climate change
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A joint statement in support of the crucial role that nuclear energy needs to play in reshaping our energy paradigm and policies going forward.
The IPCC’s report makes it clear that nuclear energy has an important role to play now and in the long-term mitigation of climate change.
World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León has called for more action, not more rhetoric, to come out of the ongoing COP26 climate change conference
Events at COP
COP27 features many events relating to nuclear energy, including those being held at the #ATOMS4CLIMATE pavilion.
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At COP27 in Egypt, we are partnering alongside other industry organisations with the IAEA on the #ATOMS4CLIMATE pavilion, where we are hosting a series of events.