Advanced Nuclear Technologies Can Achieve A Carbon-free Energy Future IAEAInnovation in the nuclear sector is vital to fulfil its potential in combatting climate change, agreed panellists at a side event held on the margins of the IAEA General Conference today. The side event ‘Nuclear Energy Innovation and the Paris Agreement’ identified the linkage between the future of nuclear power and how it can be incorporated into national climate action plans to support the reduction of carbon emissions worldwide. All low-carbon energy technologies, including nuclear power, are needed to meet the Paris Agreement goal. Participants learned that innovations in nuclear energy can help maintain nuclear’s low-carbon energy share and support new roles in the replacement of high-carbon energy sources. In this regard, the Agency has capacity to help Member States evaluate their energy plans and inform them of innovative nuclear energy technologies that can mitigate carbon.

Source: Energy Bangla September 19, 2017 17:37 UTC