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Nuclear power as climate action? The reason behind the pro-nuclear campaign

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Published: April 10th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

First Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024, with Atomium in the background.
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The global contribution of nuclear energy to tackling the climate crisis once again sparked a fierce debate in international bodies. On the one side, countries like France and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) currently advocate nuclear technology as supposedly indispensable in the fight against climate change. On the other side, other countries and experts point out that the importance of nuclear fission technology remains low compared to renewable energies. With their current demands, the proponents are primarily aiming for one thing: Finding new ways of financing their nuclear programs through public banks.

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