With over 400 nuclear energy reactors already in operation and more than 50 under construction, nuclear energy plays a vital role in climate mitigation efforts (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2023) by preventing the release of over 63 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide since 1971 that would have otherwise come from fossil fuels (International Energy Agency, 2019). 

Nuclear for Climate urges policy makers to take decisive and evidence-based action to urgently reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net zero targets. We emphasise the importance of supporting nuclear energy as a key clean energy source in order to achieve these ambitious goals effectively and efficiently.

Read our Position Paper and full call to action for policymakers at COP28 in English and Spanish.

About Nuclear 4 Climate

Nuclear for Climate is a grassroots initiative co-founded in 2015 after the COP21 conference in Paris. It gathers over 150 associations, professionals, scientists and enthusiastic volunteers from all around the globe with the goal of educating policymakers and the public about nuclear energy and encouraging its use for those cases where it can be helpful as one of the solutions as a carbon-free energy for the energy transition and to mitigate climate change.