U.S. and global climate and clean power goals won’t be achievable without existing and next-generation nuclear generation.The scale of global environmental challenges demands that we continue developing and improving on a range of low-carbon options.

American leadership is essential to bend the curve of carbon pollution downward toward zero. A U.S.-powered international initiative to accelerate progress on a technology essential to that push — long-duration energy storage — would demonstrate that leadership.

Mission Innovation (MI) is an initiative by 22 countries and the European Commission to increase collaboration on clean energy research and development (R&D). The initiative was launched in 2015 by the United States, France, India and a coalition of business leaders.

ClearPath’s policy chief Jeremy Harrell and nuclear expert Spencer Nelson dive into why Congress is so focused on building a versatile test reactor, which can handle energy neutrons far faster than traditional reactors, as China and Russia are trying to corner the global market.

The ClearPath policy delegation focus on the importance of two new U.S.-led carbon capture and advanced nuclear initiatives launched at last month’s 9th annual global Clean Energy Ministerial – and why much more dialogue and action is still needed.

While there’s still a lot of work to be done, bipartisan support for nuclear continues to grow and there are more advanced nuclear companies actively engaging the NRC than ever before. The future for advanced nuclear is bright, as long as we don’t stand in the way.