IEA backs nuclear in low-carbon race

Almost one quarter of global electricity could be generated from nuclear power by 2050, making a major contribution to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. This is the central finding of the Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap, published on 17 June 2010 by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). Such an expansion will require nuclear generating capacity to more than triple over the next 40 years, a target the roadmap describes as ambitious but achievable.

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International Energy Agency / Nuclear Energy Agency: Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap, June 2010 http://www.iea.org/papers/2010/nuclear_roadmap.pdf

IEA: Press Release, 16.6.10: Expansion of nuclear energy is a key contributor to combating climate change http://www.iea.org/press/pressdetail.asp?PRESS_REL_ID=393

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