Hungary / Global Climate Goals ‘Impossible’ Without Nuclear Power, Says Foreign Minister

Paks 2 nuclear station extension project could start in May
Global Climate Goals ‘Impossible’ Without Nuclear Power, Says Foreign Minister
Peter Szijjarto backed nuclear power and said work on new reactors in Hungary could begin in May. Courtesy Peter Szijjarto/Facebook.
European and global climate goals will be impossible to achieve without the use of nuclear energy, the Hungarian foreign minister said after talks with Russia’s deputy prime minister in charge of energy.

Peter Szijjarto held talks online with Alexander Novak which focused on European nuclear energy regulations.

In a Facebook post, he said that “thanks in large part to its Paks nuclear power plant, Hungary is among the 21 countries in the world that have been able to cut their greenhouse gas emissions while increasing their economic output”.

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