With Paris Climate Accord ratified, renewables take the lead

With the historic ratification this week of the Paris Climate Accord -- the global agreement on climate change -- its success will rely heavily on renewables and energy efficiency.  Meanwhile nuclear energy will play a minor role, given it is "unable to accelerate its deployment," predicts the 2016 World Nuclear Industry Status Report. Indeed, "more units might close than start up," it states. Unlike fast and flexible renewables, "it is highly unlikely that many, if any, countries will be able to increase their use of nuclear power over and above the level already included in their existing pledges, given the length of time that nuclear power takes to plan, license and build," says the report. More