In 2019*, from the beginning of the year up to this day in that year, all world nuclear power plants generated enough energy to supply low-carbon electricity (12 gCO2eq/kWh) to
0
French households during 1 year
0
additional vehicles
in circulation
0
premature deaths
Sources: IPCC, IAEA, Our world in Data, EDF, INSEE
*: IAEA 2019 free access data
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Stand Up for Nuclear – Paris 2020
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Fusion and fission: a common future
The links between these two processes – by which the energy of atomic nuclei is converted into usable energy – are still tenuous but are developing with the construction of ITER.
Goals of the Voices
Restore the facts
Refocus the debate on the contributions of nuclear energy
Change the tone
They support nuclear energy
Dalaï Lama
SPIRITUAL LEADER
« In many developing countries millions of people’s lives remain under the poverty level and we have to think about these people… Just to look at nuclear energy from one side then to make a decision, is not right.»
Bill Gates
CEO MICROSOFT
« Nuclear is ideal for dealing with climate change, because it is the only carbon-free, scalable energy source that’s available 24 hours a day. »
Brian Eno
SINGER
« As a result of over-excited media reporting … that single word [Fukushima] has probably condemned nuclear power for another generation, when in fact the accident produced no radiation-related deaths…»
Jean-Louis Etienne
PHYSICIAN, EXPLORER
« The attitude towards energy is more a matter of posture and followingism than of a real culture which requires making the effort to look into the problem. (…) In this sense, I am in favor of continuing research into nuclear energy. »
Maud Fontenoy
NAVIGATOR
« Today we must maintain, if not restore, the share of nuclear power in our country. An energy (…), ensuring a large part of our energy independence and emitting zero greenhouse gases. »
Vihreät de Gröna
FINNISH GREEN PARTY
From now on, the Finnish Green Party “is open to any research and development of low emission and environmentally friendly technologies. […] We do not have a dogmatic attitude. “
Elon Musk
ENTREPRENEUR
« We should build more nuclear power plants. I think that’s a better way to generate energy than certainly a coal power plant or a natural gas power plant. »
Sting
SINGER
« If we’re going to tackle global warming, nuclear power is the only way to generate massive amounts of power.»
Brice Lalonde
FORMER ENVIRONMENT MINISTER
« In France, there is an anti-nuclear litany that forbids thinking … Nuclear power has an advantage, which is that it produces extremely little greenhouse gases. (…) Electricity makes it possible to make the link between building, mobility and carbon-free production. »
Xavier Gorce
CARTOONIST
He publishes his Indégivrables daily on page 2 of Le Monde since May 2011.
Sir Richard Branson
ENTREPRENEUR
« Governments need to realize that the cleanest and safest energy, statistically, is nuclear energy… We need to try to produce as many nuclear power stations as possible.»
John Kerry
POLITICAL FIGURE
« We need to rely more obviously on solar and wind; those are givens today. But Given this challenge we face today and given the progress of fourth general nuclear, go for it. No other alternatives. Zero emissions.»
David Evans "The Edge"
U2 MEMBER
« We’ve got to be prepared to rethink certain things. We have to open our minds to third generation nuclear energy being a possible solution. »
Robert Downey Jr
ACTOR
« It’s like half the people that were out there saying “No nukes! Shut down the power plants!” are now realizing nuclear is the best way to go for energy for the future.»
James Lovelock
ENVIRONMENTALIST
« Only nuclear power can now halt global warming.»
Barack Obama
FORMER PRESIDENT
« We are called upon to uphold the basic bargain of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – that all nations have a right to peaceful nuclear energy…»
Yann Arthus Bertrand
PHOTOGRAPHER
« I ask myself the question, how are we going to replace nuclear power? It is not fair to say that it is possible with renewable energies. »
Jim Hansen
CLIMATOLOGIST, 1er à alerter sur le changement climatique
« We have to phase out carbon emissions at a rate of several percent a year. I don’t see any way we can do that without the help of nuclear power. Nuclear power is essentially carbon-free energy.»
Mark Lynas
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
« Let me be very clear. Without nuclear, the battle against global warming is as good as lost.»
Reed Hastings
NETFLIX FOUNDER
“[Nuclear] is safer than coal.”
Isabelle Boemeke
MODEL
« My goal is for our civilization to move beyond fossil fuels. And if nuclear is this incredibly powerful tool that we have in our fight against climate change, I don’t see why we shouldn’t be using it, or at least having it be a part of the conversation. »
Zion Lights
CLIMATE ACTIVIST, FORMER SPOKESPERSON OF EXTINCTION REBELLION
« The mindset that you cannot be pro-environment and pro-nuclear at the same time needs challenging. The more research I read, the more I learned about how nuclear power is an essential tool in the battle to address climate change. »
Arnold Schwarzenegger
POLITICIAN
« I, myself think that nuclear power has a great future. I think that we should look at it seriously again. »
