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Climate scientist James E Hansen and others have written to the Financial Times, making the case for the inclusion of nuclear power in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The text of the letter, published yesterday, and the list of signatories to it, follows.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-EU-must-include-nuclear-power-in-its-lis
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
Following an 11-day mission to South Africa, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) team said on 15 December that South Africa has a robust regulatory framework for nuclear safety but recommended improvements in the oversight of radiation safety.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-recommends-improvement-to-south-africas-regulatory-system-5702054
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