As delegates at a Paris summit haggle over how to curb global warming, the role of nuclear energy in limiting climate-changing emissions is the subject of fierce debate between champions and critics of atomic power.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 4, 2015
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The worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown never should have happened, according to a new study.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2015
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Japan may find itself the odd man out when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presents his government's blueprint for combating climate change at this weekend's summit of the world's leading industrialized democracies.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 6, 2015
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he would pledge a 26 percent cut in the country's greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a global summit on climate change this year.
Environment
Jun 2, 2015
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A Japanese court upheld an injunction banning the restart of two nuclear reactors, a report said Tuesday, in a blow to the government's ambitions to return to atomic power generation.
Energy & Green Tech
May 19, 2015
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Japan is planning to pledge a 26 percent cut in its greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 levels, ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, officials said Friday.
Environment
May 1, 2015
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Sweden's state-owned energy group Vattenfall on Tuesday said it planned to speed up the shutdown of two nuclear reactors by up to seven years, to 2018 and 2020.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2015
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A fifth of Japan's electricity supply should come from nuclear power generation, the country's industry ministry said Tuesday, despite widespread opposition in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2015
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If you've been following the news it might seem like there's been a lot of air crashes recently. It might seem that flying has become a risky business.
Other
Jan 15, 2015
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France should build a new generation of nuclear reactors to replace its ageing power stations that provide a majority of the country's electricity, the energy and environment minister said Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 13, 2015
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