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🗞️ Driving the news: As Climate Week NYC begins, 14 major financial institutions, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, endorsed a goal to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050
• This aligns with a declaration made by 25 countries, including the U.S., at COP28 in 2023
🔭 The context: Nuclear energy is increasingly seen as a crucial component of the global clean energy transition
• Financial institutions are backing this commitment, with leaders like John Podesta emphasizing the need for nuclear energy to ensure a sustainable future
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Nuclear energy is a key player in reducing global carbon emissions, offering a stable and scalable clean energy source
• Increased financial and political backing could accelerate progress toward global climate goals
⏭️ What's next: The U.S. Green Bank 50 coalition also launched to share strategies for clean energy financing, while Frontier announced a novel $25.4 million CO2 removal deal using river liming
• Meanwhile, Climeworks expanded its carbon removal efforts with British Airways as a new customer
💬 One quote: “Nuclear energy is clean energy... We need to make sure that nuclear energy does its part,” said John Podesta, Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy
📈 One stat: The U.S. Green Bank 50 coalition includes over 40 public and nonprofit financial institutions working together on clean energy projects
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