
The European Union has touted nuclear energy as a sustainable alternative for achieving climate neutrality. But not all member states are keen on the idea.
On 10 March, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke at the nuclear summit organised by France and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Paris, saying that "Europe has made a strategic mistake by moving away from a reliable and affordable source of energy with low emissions."