Tripling nuclear capacity by 2050 neither realistic nor needed.

Factsheed by German Environment Agency

30. November 2023

What is the role of nuclear energy in achieving climate targets in global scenarios?

This factsheet analyses the role of nuclear energy in global climate scenarios. It shows, that a global tripling of nuclear capacity until 2050 is neither realistic nor is it needed to achieve climate targets according to the Paris agreement.

Key messages are:

► Global climate scenarios show very different results for the future role of nuclear energy.

► Global climate scenarios show that nuclear energy is not needed to achieve climate targets according to the Paris agreement.

► Even with a high nuclear energy production, scenarios with low shares of renewable energy miss the climate targets. Thus, the build-up of renewable energy is the crucial and primary driver to achieve climate targets.

► An assessment of government policies of different countries around the world with respect to nuclear energy shows, that a considerable increase in nuclear energy until 2050 is not to be expected.

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