'Nuclear Countries' Don't Have Lower Emissions

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Research conducted by the University of Sussex Business School found that unlike renewables, countries around the world with larger scale national nuclear attachments do not tend to show significantly lower carbon emissions

Official Press Release University of Sussex:

Two's a crowd: Nuclear and renewables don't mix. Only the latter can deliver truly low carbon energy says new study

If countries want to lower emissions as substantially, rapidly and cost-effectively as possible, they should prioritize support for renewables, rather than nuclear power.

That’s the finding of new analysis of 123 countries over 25 years by the University of Sussex Business School and the ISM International School of Management which reveals that nuclear energy programmes around the world tend not to deliver sufficient carbon emission reductions and so should not be considered an effective low carbon energy source. Researchers found that unlike renewables, countries around the world with larger scale national nuclear attachments do not tend to show significantly lower carbon emissions - and in poorer... ... More: Official Press Release University of Sussex