FORATOM announces priorities for 2019: Climate change, sustainability and jobs

Brussels, 14 January 2019: FORATOM President Teodor Chirica and Director General Yves Desbazeille highlight the association’s priorities for 2019.2018 ended on a high for the nuclear industry. At international level, the IPCC made it clear that nuclear power is...

EU confirms nuclear as backbone of 2050 carbon-free Europe

Nov 29, 2018 | Press Release

Brussels, 29 November 2018: The European Commission has confirmed that nuclear will form the backbone of a carbon-free European power system, together with renewables. With each Member State free to choose its own energy mix, the Commission underlines that those which...

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

Nov 23, 2018 | Newsfeed

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 Desbazeille.

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

Nov 23, 2018 | Newsfeed

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 decarbonisation strategy has to be bold and far reaching, but it cannot...

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