Canada embraces nuclear energy expansion to lower carbon emissions

Canada embraces nuclear energy expansion to lower carbon emissions

OTTAWA—In most developed nations, enthusiasm for expanding nuclear power is limited or nonexistent. One exception: Canada.

It is counting on nuclear power to be part of its clean-energy mix, which will play a prominent role in sharply reducing carbon emissions. On a per-capita basis, Canada’s carbon emissions are in line with the U.S. and greater than in Russia, China and India.

“We don’t see a path where we reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 without nuclear,” said Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s natural-resources minister. “It is proven, it is tested and it is safe. We are good at it.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-embraces-nuclear-energy-expansion-to-lower-carbon-emissions-11614767403

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