The transition to net zero emissions: competing perspectives on the use of nuclear power

• Main Author: Umbach, Frank
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Country and region studies; Technology and future issues
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180431
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Climate change, geopolitical risks linked to fossil fuel imports, and dependence on unreliable energy-exporting countries have revived plans for expanding nuclear power use worldwide. However, the global dependence on Russia’s nuclear fuel supply chain, cost-competitiveness, and uncertain promises o...