{"id":1839,"date":"2026-07-16T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/faq\/does-nuclear-energy-produce-more-co2-than-renewable-energies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:49:34","slug":"does-nuclear-energy-produce-more-co2-than-renewable-energies","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/energianucleare.eu\/en\/faq\/does-nuclear-energy-produce-more-co2-than-renewable-energies\/","title":{"rendered":"Does nuclear energy produce more CO2 than renewable energies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over its lifecycle, nuclear has very low emissions. The medians reported in IPCC\/UNECE comparisons are of the same order of magnitude as wind and lower than many estimates for photovoltaic solar, although ranges depend on site, enrichment, construction, and capacity factor. 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