UK And Japan Leaders 'Agree On Need For Investment In Nuclear'
Written by NucNet
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
3 Jun (NucNet): British prime minister Gordon Brown has said he
welcomes a discussion about the role of nuclear power in tackling
climate change at next month's G8 summit of leading industrialised
nations in Japan.
Mr Brown was speaking after talks in London yesterday with Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who will host the summit. Mr Brown said: "We agreed on the need for genuine diversification of our energy supply to move away from dependence on carbon fuels, including through investment in nuclear power. We talked about measures to improve energy efficiency and therefore to cut demand."
Mr Fukuda said the two leaders agreed that it was important to send out a strong message from the summit "regarding the various challenges the world faces - the world economy, climate change, development in Africa and rising food prices, as well as the issue of non-proliferation".
Related reports in the NucNet database (available to subscribers)
UK Must Be 'More Ambitious' In Nuclear Energy Planning, Says Brown (News in Brief No. 61, 28 May 2008)
Japan Prepares Nuclear Proposals On Climate Change For G8 Summit (World Nuclear Review No. 20, 30 May 2008)
