What happened with nuclear energy at COP30? Plus Myriad Uranium's Thomas Lamb

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of nuclear energy at COP30 and features insights from Jonathan Cobb on the outcomes of the conference.

Nuclear energy is now widely seen as one part of the solution to reducing carbon emissions. But how much of a profile did it get at COP30 - the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, held in Belém, Brazil? Jonathan Cobb, Senior Programme Lead, Climate, for World Nuclear Association, was in Brazil for the event and in this edition he outlines what was achieved, and not achieved, at COP30 and what the significant moments were for nuclear energy. He looks ahead to the next editions of COP - in Turke...

People in this episode

Guest: Jonathan Cobb

Topics covered

• nuclear energy
• COP30
• climate change
• carbon emissions
• UN Climate Change Conference

Keywords

• nuclear energy
• COP30
• climate change
• carbon emissions
• World Nuclear Association

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Nuclear Association

Places: Belém, Brazil, Turkey

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