التغير المناخي و الطاقة النووية

Abstract EN

limate change is widely recognized as a major threat to humanity and the natural world.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in order to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C, global energy production needs to be fully decarbonized by around 2050, with rapid reductions in emissions starting immediately.

Electricity production, like other energy sectors, faces immense challenge of shifting almost entirely to low carbon energy sources in just 30 years, from a system dominated today by fossil fuels.

Many organizations are analysing the decarbonization of the energy system, some of their scenarios, including those described by the IPCC, call for a substantial increase in global nuclear power capacity.

The role of nuclear power includes maintaining existing low carbon capacity by extending the operational life of the current nuclear fleet, as well as, expanding low carbon capacity through the construction of new facilities, especially through the recourse to new nuclear power plant technologies such as small modular reactors.