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COP28: over 20 nations call for tripling of nuclear energy

More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at UN climate talks on Saturday as part of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. A declaration endorsed by nations ranging from the United States to Ghana to Japan and several European countries said nuclear energy plays a "key role" in reaching the goal of carbon neutrality. The use of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative […]

today3 December 2023

Local

Ramaphosa tells Putin the time’s not right for nuclear

South Africa’s nuclear energy expansion programme formed part of wide-ranging talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday afternoon, but no conclusion was reached on the matter, a spokesperson said. Russia has been one of the countries vying to build new nuclear power reactors in South Africa that would produce around 9.6 Gigawatts of energy. But the controversial project, which gained momentum during former president Jacob Zuma’s […]

today27 July 2018

Local

Cape Town church stands up against nuclear plans

A church near the Parliamentary precinct made its opposition to the government's nuclear plans visible when it unfurled a big yellow banner on Sunday. "New-Clear Power NOT Nuclear," read the banner hung on the wall of the Central Methodist Mission church in Cape Town’s Green Market Square. The banner was put up in "solidarity with a cause affecting all South African citizens", according to a press release from Southern African […]

today5 December 2017

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