International Atomic Energy Agency’s International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power

The conference will provide a platform to discuss objectively the scientific and technical aspects of the role of nuclear power in combating climate change. Topics covered in the conference will include: challenges and opportunities for existing nuclear power plants with respect to their continuous contribution to the avoidance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; factors necessary to support high rates of deployment, including for advanced nuclear power technologies, consistent with achieving the climate change goals, including those established in the Paris Agreement, and SDGs, namely SDG 7 (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all) and SDG 13 (Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts); and the prospects for synergies between nuclear power and other low carbon energy sources.

Elina will discuss how Development Financing Institution (DFI) financing for small modular reactors (SMRs) is essential to both the deployment of SMR projects in developing economies and global efforts to address climate change.

For more information and to register, please see the event page.