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France leads nuclear push at COP28

Type of event:
New business deal, Nuclear Policies, Hazards & Sustainability

Victims

Wounded

Date

December 5, 2023

What happened

France, leading a group of 20 countries, signed a pledge to “triple nuclear energy capacity from 2020 by 2050” at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday. The declaration recognizes “the key role of nuclear energy in achieving global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions/carbon neutrality by or around mid-century,” but is not legally binding.

However, not everyone in France is satisfied with this development.
According to authoritative voices, relying on nuclear power would be “a false solution” – as it is necessary to rely on renewable energy instead.

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