Europe’s earth observation agency has released new data that the world has almost reached 1.5 °C of warming above pre-industrial levels, based on the average temperature in 2023.

The new findings from the Copernicus Climate Change Service will raise the question of how to increase incentives to deliver new nuclear power capacity at scale, as nuclear power is seen by many to represent the most reliable source of low carbon energy.

Simultaneous to the data’s release, the UK government is this week launching a new nuclear roadmap for the UK. The roadmap will provide guidance about how the UK will reach its target of 24 GW of installed nuclear capacity by 2050, up from around 5.8 GW today.