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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Sanam Mahoozi

Should Middle East climate change be tackled with nuclear energy?

A view of the Bushehr nuclear reactor, 1,200km (750 miles) south of Iran's capital Tehran [File: Raheb Homavandi/Reuters]

A renewed interest in nuclear power is under way. With the climate crisis already pressuring countries to depend less on fossil fuels, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has now created another reason for governments to speed up their search for alternative energy sources.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently issued its latest report warning the planet is left with a small window to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and nations need to decarbonise immediately.

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