They have done so with the objective of “achieving zero net greenhouse gas emissions, maintaining a limit of 1.5 ºC on temperature increase and achieving the Sustainable Development goals.”
More than twenty countries have agreed during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in 2023 to triple the current capacity of nuclear energy globally by 2050.
The signatory countries, which include, among others, United States, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdomcommit to “work together to advance the global goal of tripling nuclear energy capacity from 2020 to 2050, recognizing the different internal circumstances of each participant.”
Similarly, they also commit to adopting national measures to ensure that “nuclear power plants operate responsibly and in accordance with the highest standards of safety, sustainability, security and non-proliferation”, and that fuel waste is managed appropriately. responsibly in the long term.
The signatories take the opportunity to invite shareholders of the World Bank, international financial institutions and regional development banks to promote the inclusion of nuclear energy in the energy lending policies of their organizations.
All this given the “key role of nuclear energy in achieving zero net greenhouse gas emissionsmaintain a 1.5°C limit on temperature increase and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” according to the joint statement published by the United States Department of Energy, in which the signatories ask other countries to subscribe to this declaration.
Source: Eitb
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