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Does the UK need nuclear to reach net zero?

Does the UK need nuclear to reach net zero?

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Ian Sample is joined by Jillian Ambrose to find out why the UK government is backing nuclear and whether it will help Britain hit net zero by 2050

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The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has promised £14bn of investment to
build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant, kicking off what the
energy secretary, Ed Miliband, says will be a ‘golden age for clean
energy abundance’. But for critics, the technology’s high costs and
lengthy construction times have always eclipsed the benefits of
abundant low-carbon electricity. Ian Sample is joined by the
Guardian energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose to find out why the
UK government is backing nuclear and whether it will help Britain
hit its target of net zero by 2050. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod