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INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
5 October 2023
IAEA Conference to Discuss Nuclear Power in the Global Transition to Net Zero
The conference will be opened by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Ambassador Hamad Alkaabi of the United Arab Emirates. The first high level session of the Conference will bring together Director General Grossi, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, French Minister for Energy Transition and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to have a discussion on ‘Climate Actions to Meet the Objectives of the Paris Agreement’.
The conference will bring together Member States, representatives of different energy sectors, international organizations, and other stakeholders to explore solutions for tapping the full potential of nuclear power to meet net zero emissions, consistent with the objectives of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
Historically, nuclear power has avoided around 70 Gt CO2 in the last five decades, avoids more than 1 Gt CO2 every year in the current decade and is still globally the second source of low carbon power behind hydropower. As a large scale, reliable, dispatchable, and concentrated source of energy, it can also help address the on-going disruptions in global energy supply, the subsequent energy crisis and support global sustainable development.
Panel sessions will discuss the role of nuclear energy in the climate emergency, including topics such as incentivizing innovation, establishing an enabling environment, improving economics, and addressing stakeholder engagement, among others.
The conference will also feature seven side events, including one on reimagining coal communities and another on youth engagement.
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During the closing session on 13 October, President of the Conference Ambassador Alkaabi will deliver a Statement summarizing the outcomes of the conference.
A working area for press, which is located on the ground floor of the M-Building, opposite room MOE23, will be open during the whole duration of the conference.
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About the IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world’s foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957, the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
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