NIA is warning that by 2030 all but one of the UK’s fleet of nuclear reactors will shut down
Without swift decision-making the UK is heading for a significant gap in its clean generation capacity that cannot be reliably filled without increasing, rather than reducing, emissions levels, Tom Greatrex, the chief executive of the London-based Nuclear Industry Association has said.Mr Greatrex said the government’s commitment, announced earlier this week, to legislate a target for achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 shows the UK is serious about tackling climate change.
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