We’re seeing climate report after climate report signal the same fact: the world must decarbonize, and do it quickly—for the sake of our people and our planet.
As countries seek to decarbonize amidst soaring energy demand, we need a form of clean energy that can rise to the challenge—one that creates abundant power without emissions. The answer is nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy has been a reliable, affordable pillar of decarbonization for decades. To support decarbonization at the scale it is called for, there is a new portfolio of reactors on the horizon. These designs will provide not only carbon-free electricity, but also the clean hydrogen and process heat needed to decarbonize energy-intensive sectors such as transportation and heavy industry, which make up 45 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
These reactor designs vary in size and scale and have been developed with the communities they will power in mind. Built in factories, advanced nuclear reactors can be shipped all over the world. This supply of always-on, clean energy pairs perfectly with intermittent sources such as wind and solar, and nuclear plants boost the economy by providing high-paying, long-lasting jobs.
The bottom line is that it checks all the boxes—the world needs new nuclear.
