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All realistic options that might contribute to global net-zero must be considered, the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) has said in an open letter to COP26 President Alok Sharma. Nuclear systems and advanced reactors - such as Generation IV systems - can contribute to a net-zero society alongside renewable energies, it says.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 30 October 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GIF-calls-for-nuclear-s-inclusion-in-COP26-discuss
Nuclear energy, as an asset class, has the potential to report well against a wide range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data collection and accounting metrics, according to a new report from the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). This should allow nuclear energy to be considered as an investable asset class, thereby allowing nuclear companies and projects to access climate finance.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/GIF-highlights-nuclear-s-ESG-attributes
As a result of higher energy consumption, CO2 emissions rose 1.7% last year and hit a new record, according to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Paris-based agency’s Global Energy & CO2 Status Report, released today, shows that the global energy system emitted 33 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2018.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 26 March 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IEA-demands-increase-in-clean-energy-as-emissions
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation until 14 September on draft regulations that aim to enable a domestic nuclear safeguards regime following the UK's withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) as part of its departure from the European Union.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 12 July 2018
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-s-post-Brexit-nuclear-plans-face-scrutiny
The amount of nuclear-generated electricity in the OECD area declined by 5.2% between 2011 and 2012, according to a book of nuclear energy data published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Total electricity generation fell 0.1% over the same period.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-generation-in-oecd-fell-5-in-2012-4140528