Thread by @CarlBerglof

IEA makes a strong cause for an all-inclusive approach. A cost-effective decarbonization requires all low-carbon contributions - including "a major expansion of" #nuclear power. #WEO2021 👇

https://twitter.com/IEA/status/1448170385594220546

1st key measure: "A massive additional push for clean electrification that requires a doubling of solar PV and wind deployment /../ a major expansion of other low emissions generation, including the use of #nuclear power where acceptable".

Moreover: "Nuclear power and dispatchable low emissions capacity, such as hydropower, biomass and geothermal are important elements of the picture, but capacity additions are dominated by solar PV and wind."

Further: "We estimate that up to 60% of the gap in the electricity sector can be closed through costeffective expansion of wind, solar photovoltaics (PV), hydro and #nuclear power, reducing the need for coal by 350 gigawatts (GW) by 2030"

Firm power is needed: "Additional cost‐effective measures related to hydropower, #nuclear lifetime extensions and some new #nuclear projects could displace up to an additional 1 000 terawatt‐hours (TWh) of coal‐ and gas‐fired generation in 2030."

Investment in firm and clean power must accelerate: "Accelerate the deployment of dispatchable sources of low emissions electricity such as hydropower and #nuclear."

On hydrogen: "the electricity input to hydrogen produced from water must be from renewable or #nuclear sources."

I find no support for an excluding 100% renewables strategy. Could we please leave that behind us and focus on an ambitious low-carbon pathway that increases our chances to meet the Paris agreement? #jointhemovement