1. Redefining Leadership in the Global Nuclear Energy Market
- Author:
- Andrew Paterson and Walter Howes
- Publication Date:
- 12-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Atlantic Council
- Abstract:
- Global energy demand will increase substantially in the coming decades under pressure from global trends, including an increasing population that will reach 9 billion by 2040, and, for the first time in history, will be overwhelmingly urban. Meeting basic global energy needs will require the use of all available sources of energy while addressing and minimizing environmental and climate impacts. Nuclear energy is an established part of the world's electricity mix, and provides large-scale, reliable, base-load electricity demand. As such, it seems to be well matched to fit into an increasingly urban world that aims to mediate environmental challenges.
- Topic:
- Economics, Energy Policy, Environment, International Cooperation, International Trade and Finance, and Nuclear Power
- Political Geography:
- United States and Asia