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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) have formally agreed to strengthen joint efforts in the area of nuclear science and technology for climate adaption and mitigation. Read more →
As coal consumption?continues to rise?worldwide despite global efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions, several countries are eyeing a strategy for using advanced nuclear power including small modular reactors (SMRs) to reduce reliance on the most polluting fossil fuel. Read more →
Fusion is developing fast and gaining momentum as a climate solution, the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said at a COP28 event in Dubai. Read more →
Nuclear power has surged to the top of world headlines at COP28 in Dubai, where the IAEA has issued a Statement on Nuclear Power and leaders from 22 countries on four continents pledged to advance a global aspirational goal of tripling global nuclear energy capacity by 2050 to meet climate goals and energy needs. Read more →
At COP28, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and FAO Director General Qu Dongyu presented the #Atoms4Food initiative, intended to alleviate the impacts of climate change on food security by improving agriculture and soil and water management using nuclear techniques. Read more →