BAKU, Azerbaijan — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Tuesday he’s hopeful that meetings this week with Iranian officials, including the country’s new president, can lead to a breakthrough in monitoring the country’s nuclear program, a longstanding issue that has gained new urgency as Israel has twice struck Iran amid rising tensions in the Middle East. “That …
UNITED NATIONS — Nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change, the U.N. nuclear chief said Wednesday. Over a quarter of the electricity from nuclear power is low-carbon electricity and global carbon dioxide emissions would be considerably higher without nuclear power, Grossi said. And in Africa, where electricity capacity is set to grow fivefold by 2050, …
GLASGOW, Scotland — Powerful businesses are urging Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to give up the country’s long-standing resistance on key issues at this year’s U.N. climate talks, arguing that Brazil can’t afford to pass up the chance to use its vast natural wealth in the fight against global warming. And a speech Wednesday by Brazil’s environment minister is expected to …
GLASGOW, Scotland — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he sees atomic power playing a key role balancing climate concerns and the world’s energy needs. But amid concerns that the world is reducing greenhouse gas emissions too slowly, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said he is seeing fresh interest in the …