Hydrogen Taskforce, a coalition of the UK’s largest organisations that operate in the hydrogen sector, has announced that EDF has become its new member. The group, which works with the government to...
We need nuclear power to manage climate change
We must control global warming because, left unchecked, climate change could ruin human civilisation. We know the solution – we must effectively eliminate human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG)...
The role of SMRs in the Net Zero Challenge
Tom Samson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK SMR consortium To meet the climate challenge the world faces, it is becoming increasingly clear that we will need to decarbonise more of the...
7 Heads of State call on Commission to support low-carbon nuclear
7 EU Member States have written to the European Commission calling on for nuclear to be treated fairly in ongoing climate neutrality policy discussion. Signed by the Heads of State of the Czech...
New nuclear needs positive taxonomies, says Rothschild & Co executive
Private investors need to see clear and consistent political support for nuclear energy as a way to tackle climate change if they are to play a role in raising the large amount of capital required...
IAEA / Grossi Tells European Parliament Nuclear Energy Can Play Role In ‘Common Cause’ Of Decarbonisation
The decarbonisation of economies is “a common cause and nuclear energy can play “a compatible role” with renewables and other sources of energy, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general...
UN Report / ‘Nuclear Energy Is An Indispensable Tool For Meeting Sustainable Development Goals’
Nuclear energy is an indispensable tool for achieving global sustainable development goals because it has a crucial role in key areas including decarbonising the energy sector, eliminating poverty,...
EU taxonomy shutting the door to grid-powered hydrogen, critics say
A coalition of industrialists and electricity companies have expressed concerns about a draft emission threshold above which hydrogen would be considered “green” under the EU’s sustainable finance...