Energy ministers from 20 countries* have called for nations to respond to ongoing geopolitical threats to energy security by accelerating the large-scale deployment of new nuclear energy.

In a joint communique released after a nuclear conference organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the government of France in Paris, the ministers said: “The future of nuclear energy is now.”

“The current global and geopolitical context has underlined more than ever the importance of ensuring resilient, stable, decarbonised and secure energy supplies,” the communique said.

The 20 countries have committed to nuclear energy to achieve their net zero emission targets and agreed on a number of guiding principles to increase momentum in their nuclear new build projects.