TOKYO -- New nuclear power plants will take too long to build and governments should not rely on them to play a part in avoiding climate change, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency told Nikkei Asia.
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New nuclear power plants are not an answer to climate change, says Francesco La Camera, chief of the International Renewable Energy Agency. (Photo courtesy of IRENA)
TOKYO -- New nuclear power plants will take too long to build and governments should not rely on them to play a part in avoiding climate change, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency told Nikkei Asia.