The appeal to Draghi to include nuclear power among sustainable energy sources
The energy sector it is responsible for the emissions that have already pushed global average temperatures by 1.1 ° C above the level of the pre-industrial era. The 60% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world it is in fact caused by the energy production whose demand, considering a global population destined to grow, certainly cannot be interrupted. The rapid and erratic economic recovery is also putting a strain on parts of the energy system and, despite the progress made by the renewable, we are witnessing a great rebound in the use of coal and oil, confirmed by the increase in prices. With relative – significant – year increase in CO2 emissions.
Conditions that pushed “Italy for nuclear power” – a container of ideas for those who promote the use of nuclear fission for energy purposes – to present a letter to the Prime Minister Mario Draghi, And launched a petition. The appeal invites the Italian premier to take a position, at European level, in favor ofinclusion of nuclear power in the Taxonomy of Sustainable Finance. In fact, the group – to which Alchemy On Air, I Love Chemistry, Advocate of the Atom, Nuclear Committee and Reason, Energy In Numbers and Physics that you do not expect – adhere to – supports the idea that nuclear energy must be included in the European strategy for ecological transition and the fight against climate change. And he cites the technical assessment of the Joint Research Center, according to which “there is no scientific evidence that nuclear energy causes more harm to human health or the environment than other electricity generation technologies already included in the taxonomy”. Nuclear and renewable sources – underlines “Italy for Nuclear” – are not antagonistic sources, but precious allies in giving their essential contribution to achieve the necessary goal of net zero emissions by 2050. In support of the petition, the reports of theIpcc andInternational Energy Agency, as well as the latest analysis ofUNECE titled “International Climate Goals Will Not Be Affected Excluding Nuclear Energy”.
“The ecological transition – reads the premise of the appeal – requires decisive and articulated interventions, for which it is necessary to support all the solutions that make it possible to achieve the objectives of decarbonization, weighing the risks and benefits for each of them and enhancing their complementarity “.