«Triple nuclear power» against climate change, the appeal of 20 countries at Cop28:axis between the USA, France and Saudi Arabia

On the sidelines of the conference, the Belgian Prime Minister also announced that «Belgium will organize the first world nuclear summit in March 2024 together with the IAEA»

The United States will allocate three billion dollars to the Climate Fund, following the vice president's announcement Kamala Harris in Dubai for the United Nations conference which every year brings governments from all over the world to the same table to discuss how to tackle the challenge of climate change.At COP28, international news sites remind us, Harris will also illustrate the administration's objectives Biden for the post-conflict between Israel and Hamas.The vice president is expected to underline how - in a post-war scenario - the hope is that the Palestinian people of Gaza and the West Bank will be reunited under a single government entity.Meetings with regional leaders are therefore expected, including Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates.“In her meetings, the Vice President will outline our principles for post-conflict Gaza, present specific proposals that center Palestinian voices, and build regional support to support our efforts,” a White House official stressed.

The joint declaration on nuclear power

The United States also signed, together with 19 other countries including France and the United Arab Emirates, a joint declaration calling for "tripling nuclear energy capabilities worldwide by 2050" compared to 2020.The objective is "to reduce dependence on coal and gas, the main challenge of this summit".This was made known by John Kerry, American climate envoy, together with the French president Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.While China and Russia, the main builders of nuclear power plants in the world, are not among the signatories of the declaration.The director general of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, also intervened on the issue, making it known that he had spoken in Dubai with Macron about a probable announcement on nuclear power which will include «a public commitment in favor of nuclear energy, in a way never seen before Before".In an interview with France Press, the number one of the International Atomic Energy Agency, reiterated that it is "a mistake" to reject nuclear energy because it could allow "a significant limitation of climate warming and the reduction of greenhouse gases", said Grossi, hoping for the unblocking of global funding for nuclear energy.

Belgium and IAEA together for "the first world nuclear summit"

The IAEA will also be, together with Belgium, among the organizers of the first world nuclear summit scheduled for March 2024.This was announced by the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, on the sidelines of the COP28 work.«We are expanding two nuclear power plants, investing 100 million in innovation for small Smr reactors.And we quadruple our wind energy capacity offshore», said De Croo.