Putting science back into the nuclear debate
As someone that has spent her entire career defending evidence-based science, I am dismayed that too often the scientific facts around the health effects of…
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In the fourth article in a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief looks at South Africa’s heavy dependence on…
Japan’s nuclear rethink could derail UK energy plans
The planned nuclear power plant in Wales is looking increasingly precarious Update: Reports in the Japanese press claim Hitachi is set to suspend all work on Wylfa,…
Nuclear Energy in the U.S.: Recent Plant Closures and Policy Decisions
Aging nuclear plants that cannot compete with low-cost energy sources are closing around the country. In some cases, states are subsidizing them in a bid…
Next-gen Nukes
Back in 2009, Simon Irish, an investment manager in New York, found the kind of opportunity that he thought could transform the world while —…
The US nuclear power plants ‘at risk’ of shutting down
Nuclear power plants generate more than half of the US’s low-carbon electricity. However, record low gas prices associated with the US fracking boom have made many existing…
Mapped: The US nuclear power plants ‘at risk’ of shutting down
Nuclear power plants generate more than half of the US’s low-carbon electricity. However, record low gas prices associated with the US fracking boom have made…
The Carbon Brief Profile: Brazil
In the first of a new series explaining how key emitters are positioned to tackle climate change, Carbon Brief sets out Brazil’s key policy developments,…