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Nuclear must account for one-quarter of energy mix to ensure Europe meets 2050 low-carbon targets

23 November 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear must account for one-quarter of energy mix to ensure Europe meets 2050 low-carbon targets If Europe is serious about decarbonising its economy by 2050 then one-quarter of the electricity produced in the EU will need to come from nuclear, writes Yves...

Nuclear energy is essential to Europe’s low-carbon transition

23 November 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Nuclear energy is essential to Europe’s low-carbon transition If we, as the European Union, are serious about tackling climate change, then European Union decision makers must act urgently and make use of all the best tools available today. The bloc’s 2050...

Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector

6 November 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Study quantifies job creation in the nuclear sector A study on the employment generated by the nuclear energy industry has been published by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Some 200,000 job-years of...

MIT Energy study says nuclear is essential in climate change fight

5 September 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed MIT Energy study says nuclear is essential in climate change fight MIT Energy Initiative has released a study on the future of nuclear energy that says the effective incorporation of nuclear into nations’ future energy mixes is imperative in the fight against...

Registration Opens For Foratom-IAEA Conference

2 March 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Registration Opens For Foratom-IAEA Conference The conference, organised by Brussels-based industry group Foratom with the cooperation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will serve as an international forum for the exchange of information on...

Reformed EU Emissions Trading System approved

1 March 2018 | Newsfeed

Newsfeed Reformed EU Emissions Trading System approved The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for its next phase (2021-2030) was approved by the Council of the European Union yesterday. Foratom, the European nuclear trade body, welcomed the reform...

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