ExaSMR: Coupled Monte Carlo Neutronics and Fluid Flow Simulation of Small Modular Reactors. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Briefing

Nuclear Energy Undermines the Renewable Transition

Ute Koczy, Merete Looft
Herausgeber: Urgewald
Jahr: 2025

Nuclear energy is a costly distraction from the true energy transition. It delays the shift to renewable solutions, poses serious safety and security risks, and creates radioactive waste that future generations will be forced to manage. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) must stop financing nuclear energy and focus instead on clean, fast, and flexible renewable systems. Here are five reasons why MDBs should not finance nuclear energy.