Coal and oil are considered the villains at this meeting. They produce the bulk of carbon dioxide which is affecting climate change. This conference is trying to figure ways to cut carbon dioxide emissions and the nuclear power industry is lobbying hard to be part of the answer. Ann Campbell represents the European Atomic Forum. It also has an economic problem.
Nuclear reactors cost a lot more to build and maintain than conventional power plants.
But if negotiators in Kyoto agree to cut greenhouse gases, there might be a brighter future for the nuclear industry. Right now, reactors produce 17 percent of the world's electricity. Because of that, about 30 percent less carbon dioxide is belched into the atmosphere every year. The Kyoto global warming conference is giving nuclear power a great platform. In Tokyo, this is Jocelyn Ford for Marketplace.