COP28 pledge to expand nuclear capacity is out of touch with reality

While the world noted the Dubai aim of tripling renewables generation capacity by 2030, the controversial summit also saw 25 nations commit to an unofficial pledge to triple nuclear capacity by 2050.The 2023 Conference of Parties (COP) climate change summit held in Dubai in December ended with a call to contribute to a transition "away from fossil fuels in energy systems." The discussion at the COP about how to replace fossil fuels included two pledges. One was ambitious but within the realm of possibility. The other pledge was plain wishful thinking. The first, signed by 123 countries, was enshrined ...

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