Some models show pathways with little or no new nuclear energy, using more renewables, storage, grids, flexible demand, and other technologies. Other scenarios, including those from the IEA and IPCC, include a significant share of nuclear because it provides dispatchable or stable low-carbon electricity. The word 'necessary' is too absolute: more precisely, it can reduce difficulties, costs, or risks in some systems, but it is not the only theoretical path.
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Is nuclear energy truly necessary to achieve climate neutrality?
Not necessarily in every country, but it often appears in global scenarios.
