Nuclear science and technology are part of the solution to both mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change impacts. This was the message from IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at this year’s United Nations climate chan... Continue reading →

Extreme weather events have plagued all parts of the world – from more intense hurricanes and torrential floods to record-breaking temperatures and persisting droughts that all threaten food security. Continue reading →

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Fiji this year and met with people facing the reality of our changing climate. The Director General visited Toguru village, a community that has already been acutely affected and is at risk of being e... Continue reading →

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi led a panel of officials from around the world in an in-depth discussion on nuclear power at COP27 today, amid rising global optimism about its potential to help achieve net zero emissions. Continue reading →

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi today officially opened the first ever nuclear-related pavilion at COP27 — the IAEA-led #Atoms4Climate pavilion — in an event focused on how the nuclear community can help address the impacts o Continue reading →

At this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a comprehensive report on Nuclear Technologies and Climate Adaptation in Africa, describing how these technologies are alre... Continue reading →

Absorbing almost a quarter of all human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) gas emitted into the atmosphere each year, the ocean is both a victim of, and a solution to, climate change. Continue reading →

Ocean acidification is a consequence of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a greenhouse gas driving climate change. The ocean absorbs around one third of all human induced CO2, causing a change in seawater chemistry called ocean acidification. Continue reading →