The decarbonisation of economies is “a common cause and nuclear energy can play “a compatible role” with renewables and other sources of energy, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a speech to the European parliament.
Mr Grossi called for even closer cooperation with the European Union to address global challenges related to non-proliferation, climate change and sustainable development.
He said nuclear power has fuelled the development of major world economies for generations. It has done so without contributing to the more than eight million deaths fossil fuel pollution causes annually, according to 2018 data.
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