A cold snap would be very grim, especially as the government sold off gas storage, and the country only has about three days worth in reserve, less than other European countries.

The world's top greenhouse gas emitter is aiming to bring its carbon emissions to a peak by 2030 and become "carbon-neutral" by 2060.

"Nuclear power enables rapid decarbonisation on a massive scale, and it has the track record to prove it."

China's total trading volume of greenhouse gas voluntary emissions reduction had exceeded 334 million mtCO2e, with turnover approaching Yuan 3 billion (approx. $469 million),

The Visegrad 4 "are committed to the use of nuclear energy, as nuclear power plants help to achieve the European Union's goal of climate neutrality while strengthening security of supply and providing clean electricity at affordable prices," said the Paks II project company.

The revised EEAG, also called Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy Aid Guidelines (CEEAG), foreseen to apply from 2022, is likely to ban state support for projects involving fossil fuels, in particular oil, coal and lignite.

History suggests political performance never exceeds the pledge. 2°C is therefore inevitable.

This week, FERC and NERC published their Final Report on the the February 2021 cold weather event in Texas and the South Central United States.

Texas’s freewheeling electricity sector has flaws that were exposed during the deep freeze.

The USD1.2 trillion package is a key part of the president's Build Back Better agenda and contains a total of more than USD62 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver a "more equitable clean energy future", including preventing the premature retirement of existing nuclear plants and investing in advanced nuclear projects.