ICC contribution on Nuclear Energy
Prepared by the ICC Commission on Environment and Energy for the 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Publication date : 01/12/2008
To meet the aims of the UNFCCC a full range of technologies must become available to enable emissions reductions in the most cost-efficient manner possible, both in the context of the existing Kyoto framework and beyond 2012, under the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (“AWG LCA”).
Recommendations to policy makers
ICC recommends to the COP/MOP that:
- It is acknowledged that the deployment of nuclear power in both Annex 1 and non-Annex 1 countries has the ability to further reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The removal of the “negative” technology list from any agreement on post-2012 sustainable mechanisms will assist the deployment of mature nuclear generation technology.
- ICC therefore requests that Parties, as part of negotiations under the “Bali Roadmap”, give serious consideration to removing the “negative” technology list from any agreement on post-2012 sustainable mechanisms, such as CDM and JI project activities, and examines how to best promote the development and deployment of all mitigation and adaptation technologies as part of the discussions on technology, technology dissemination and finance.
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Andrea BACHER
Policy Manager, Economic Policy
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