China Joins Triple Nuclear Energy Declaration at Paris Summit, Aiming to Triple Capacity by 2050
According to a March 12 post on “Kegong Weibo,” the official account of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, China announced its accession to the Triple Nuclear Energy Declaration at the second Nuclear Energy Summit held in Paris, France, on March 10, 2026. Jointly launched by 22 countries including France, the core goal of the Triple Nuclear Energy Declaration is to triple global installed nuclear power capacity by 2050 from its 2020 level, in order to help achieve global net-zero emissions around the middle of this century and the global temperature control target set out in the Paris Agreement.