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Following a visit to Washington by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks with US President Joe Biden an Atlantic Declaration for a US-UK Economic Partnership was announced, widely seen as disappointing by many who had hoped for a US-UK free trade agreement. It is also seen as aiming to mitigate the US Inflation Reduction Act, which negatively impacted UK-US trade.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-partnership-included-in-us-uk-declaration-10935050
The UK government has announced up to GBP1.7 billion (USD2.3 billion) in funding for a large-scale nuclear power plant in its autumn budget and spending review. It said it is in "active negotiations" with EDF over the Sizewell C project in Suffolk. The announcement comes days after the government introduced legislation for funding future nuclear power stations in the UK.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 29 October 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-government-earmarks-funds-for-progressing-nucle
The post-COVID economic recovery and the clean energy transition present a huge opportunity from which all nations can benefit, delegates at the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit agreed. Over 40 countries, covering more than 80% of global GDP, population and carbon emissions, took part in the event on 31 March to identify how to work together to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. They included the USA, which re-joined the 2015 climate accord earlier this year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 07 April 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Ministers-chart-the-path-to-COP26
The UK, as host of the next round of UN climate talks, must take the opportunity to show how nuclear energy is essential to decarbonisation, Tim Stone, chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association, said at a Westminster Energy Forum conference last week. "In fact, I would go as far as to say: No nuclear? No net zero."
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 19 February 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Finance-need-not-be-harder-than-physics,-says-NIA