Commercial, Energy Efficiency, Energy Procurement, GHG Emissions - March 13, 2025
Google, Amazon, Meta, Dow Pledge to Triple Nuclear Capacity
Google, Amazon, Meta, Dow and several other companies that are large energy users signed a pledge to triple the amount of global nuclear capacity.
These companies support the goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050, marking the first time major businesses beyond the nuclear sector have come together to publicly back an extensive and concerted expansion of nuclear power to meet increasing global energy demand.
The collective call was facilitated by the World Nuclear Association, and the founding signatories at CERAWeek include Amazon, Google, Meta, Dow, Occidental, Allseas and OSGE.
"We are proud to sign a pledge in support of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, as nuclear power will be pivotal in building a reliable, secure, and sustainable energy future,” said Lucia Tian, Head of Clean Energy & Decarbonization Technologies, Google, in a statement. “Google will continue to work alongside our partners to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies that can provide the around-the-clock clean energy necessary to meet growing electricity demand around the world."
The pledge recognizes nuclear energy's potential to expand beyond traditional grid electricity, providing abundant, continuous energy to support successful and cost-competitive operations for energy users. It continues by highlighting how nuclear can provide clean energy for increased electrification and a range of economic activity and industrial processes, including the technology sector, synergies with the oil & gas industry, and the provision of industrial process heat.
Initially launched at the World Nuclear Symposium in September 2023 and in partnership with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation ahead of COP28 in Dubai, the goal to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050 has earned support from 31 countries through the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy and more than 140 nuclear industry companies through an accompanying industry pledge. Fourteen of the world’s largest financial institutions backed the goal in September 2024.
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