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Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear

Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear * New Scientist 10 June 2009

THE prospect of paying poor countries to build nuclear power stations is back in view.

Draft text under negotiation at climate-change talks in Bonn, Germany, includes an option to make nuclear facilities eligible for funding under two schemes meant to help poorer countries develop low-carbon technologies: the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation.

Nuclear power was excluded from these schemes in the Kyoto protocol in 2001, after opposition from both European and some developing countries.

Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear – 10 June 2009 – New Scientist

June 13, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, uranium