COP27: Nuclear power industry vies for role in cutting emissions

Nuclear energy industry has struggled for years to draw investment because of worries about safety, radioactive waste, and huge costs for building a reactor.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organisation that seeks to promote nuclear power, opened an exhibit on Wednesday at the UN climate gathering of global leaders in Egypt – its first time doing so in 27 years of the annual international climate negotiations. "We have a viable alternative in nuclear ... This is one of the ways in which we can achieve net-zero," he told reporters, referring to an international target of cutting net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. "We don't get to net zero by 2050 without nuclear power in the mix."

"It's good business for them to embrace the transition," which offers everything from cheaper power to less pollution, Simon Stiell said in an interview. "It's a healthier, wealthier future."

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