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August 23, 2016

Pro-nuclear countries making slower progress on climate targets
Sussex UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2016
A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers at the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have found. A new study of European countries, published in the journal Climate Policy, shows that the most progress towards reducing carbon emissions and increasing renewable energy sources - as set out in the EU's 2020 Strategy - has been made by nations without nuclear energy or with plans to redu ... read more

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