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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Blair thinktank criticises ‘unfounded’ nuclear fears after Chornobyl

The Chornobyl plant, partly covered by a semi-cylindrical structure, next to electricity pylons, trees and a canal
The protective structure that was placed over the damaged fourth reactor of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine in 2016. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Global carbon emissions would be 6% lower than today if not for the “inaccurate narrative” against nuclear power since the Chornobyl disaster that has created “unfounded public concern”, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank.

A report from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has found that if the nuclear power industry had continued to grow at the same pace as before the 1986 nuclear disaster, the carbon savings would be the equivalent of removing the emissions of Canada, South Korea, Australia and Mexico combined.

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