Hundreds of climate and energy experts are meeting in Vienna this week to discuss ways that nuclear power can help us reach global climate goals. Attention on climate change is building, as is the recognition that nuclear power can help address it. Representatives from over 70 countries have come to the International Atomic Energy Agency to share experiences of transitioning to low carbon energy systems. The head of the IPCC, the UN body tasked with assessing climate science, delivered one of the keynote addresses. Human activity has already led to one degree Celsius in Christian global average temperature. It is still possible though, but challenging to limit the global average temperature in Christian 1.5 degree Celsius, the goal of Paris agreement. Nuclear power contributes to the decarbonisation of the electricity supply over the next 30 years. The conference will discuss policies that can help achieve climate goals, deploying new technologies to increase the use of low carbon energy and ways that base load nuclear power can provide backup to renewable energy. The world will need to harness all low carbon sources of energy in order to meet the Paris Agreement goal. Together with hydro power, nuclear is the only low carbon source of energy that can replace fossil fuels for 24-7 base load power. Nuclear power is a proven source of low carbon energy and currently provides 10% of global electricity. This avoids the same amount of emissions as taking 400 million cars off the road every year. It's a solution where we can have expanded prosperity, we have expanded access to energy, and we can do that without damaging the environment. It's a message, I think, that can make climate action more palatable to people around the world.