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The Real Madrid Playing Field

The Real Madrid Playing Field
As this year’s U.N. climate change conference in Madrid comes to a close, the mismatch between global aspiration and actuality is glaring and growing. The annual two-week conversation began with a bleak report on the growing emissions gap and closes with an alarming assessment that the previously inert arctic now is spewing carbon dioxide into…
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Climate Concerns Open Opportunities on Nuclear Finance

Climate Concerns Open Opportunities on Nuclear Finance
Rising concerns about a warming planet are sustaining support for the financing of nuclear power projects, despite cost concerns about building large plants in economically developed nations. The European Union, United States, and Canada have all recently taken steps to preserve space on the zero-carbon agenda for existing and next generation reactors. The ability of…
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Bridging the Gap on Climate, Nuclear and Security Policy

Bridging the Gap on Climate, Nuclear and Security Policy
As the news of climate change’s global impact grows grimmer, the unwillingness of governments and some environmental advocates to embrace a full solution set for the problem grows increasingly inexcusable. It’s time to bridge the climate-nuclear power-global security gap. A new analysis signed by 11,258 scientists from 153 nations warned that humanity is now facing…
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Responding to Nuclear Nervousness in the Middle East

Responding to Nuclear Nervousness in the Middle East
New developments in the Middle East are raising concerns about whether the region will become the world’s next nuclear hot spot. While the escalating situation stokes international anxiety, it has not stimulated an effective, comprehensive nuclear security policy response. The reality is that multiple nuclear facilities will be operating in several countries in the region…
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