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In December 1997 governments met in Kyoto, Japan, where they agreed the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, meaning that governments were committed to stabilising greenhouse gas emissions to levels that would minimise climate change.

The electricity generating sector contributes a large percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions by burning fossil fuels. Nuclear energy, along with renewables such as solar, wind and hydro generates electricity without greenhouse gas emissions.

Nuclear energy provides a fully developed non-fossil electricity generating option with the potential for large scale expansion. A continued steady growth of nuclear energy will allow countries to avoid emitting greenhouse gases from their electricity sector and help them to meet their Kyoto commitment.

Nuclear energy is a necessary technology to help prevent climate change.

Nuclear is part of the solution.