The first green shoots for nuclear came from a 2019 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that warned the world was substantially exceeding global warming limits, said Kirsty Gogan, co-founder of think tank TerraPraxis, which is pro-nuclear. The war in Ukraine and its impact on energy systems have solidified support and changed minds, Gogan said in an Oct. 19 interview.
"All of these factors have led to political leaders and public opinion around nuclear [shifting] in a really substantial way," Gogan said. "There's now proactive support in countries that had been lukewarm at best."