Key Impact Points:
- Major global corporations, including Google, Amazon, Meta, and Dow, pledge support for tripling nuclear capacity by 2050.
- This marks the first major cross-sector initiative advocating extensive nuclear energy expansion beyond traditional energy industries.
- Companies emphasize nuclear’s role in achieving global energy security, resilience, and continuous clean power.
Historic Cross-Sector Collaboration
On the sidelines of CERAWeek 2025 in Houston, leading global corporations have made a historic pledge to significantly expand nuclear energy. Companies including Google, Amazon, Meta, and Dow have joined forces with 14 global banks, 140 nuclear industry firms, and 31 countries in supporting a goal to at least triple nuclear energy capacity worldwide by 2050.
This unprecedented coalition, facilitated by the World Nuclear Association, highlights nuclear energy’s potential to enhance global energy security, resilience, and sustainability.
Expanding Beyond Traditional Energy Users
For the first time, prominent global businesses beyond the nuclear industry have publicly advocated for substantial nuclear expansion, recognizing its critical role in meeting rising global energy demands. The founding corporate signatories also include Occidental, Allseas, OSGE, and IHI, with more companies expected to join in coming months from sectors like maritime, aviation, and oil & gas.
The pledge emphasizes nuclear energy’s potential beyond traditional grid electricity, citing applications in technology sectors, oil & gas synergies, electrification, and industrial processes.
Strategic Corporate and Industry Support
Major industry leaders underscored the strategic significance of nuclear energy for their operations:
Lucia Tian, Head of Clean Energy & Decarbonization Technologies, Google, said:
“We are proud to sign a pledge in support of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, as nuclear power will be pivotal in building a reliable, secure, and sustainable energy future. Google will continue to work alongside our partners to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies that can provide the around-the-clock clean energy necessary to meet growing electricity demand around the world.”
Brandon Oyer, Head of Americas Energy and Water for Amazon Web Services, said:
“Accelerating nuclear energy development will be critical to strengthening our nation’s security, meeting future energy demands, and addressing climate change. Amazon supports the World Nuclear Association’s pledge, and is proud to have invested more than $1 billion over the last year in nuclear energy projects and technologies, which is part of our broader Climate Pledge commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040.”
Urvi Parekh, Head of Global Energy, Meta, said:
“As global economies expand, the need for a reliable, clean, and resilient energy supply is paramount. Nuclear energy, with its ability to provide continuous power, can help meet this rising demand. We’re excited to join alongside this multi-organizational effort with the Tripling Nuclear Pledge to reiterate our commitment to nuclear energy.”
Edward Stones, Business Vice President, Dow Energy & Climate, said:
“Energy is the lifeblood of global manufacturing and therefore investing and expanding access to clean, reliable, cost-competitive nuclear energy is critical to industrial progress. Dow considers nuclear energy, especially the promising technology of advanced small modular nuclear, to be a long-term competitive source of safe, firm and clean energy.”
Calls for Government and Regulatory Action
The initiative also aims to influence governments, advocating for policies and financing mechanisms that support nuclear power expansion.
Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General of World Nuclear Association, said:
“The unprecedented support announced today by some of the world’s most influential companies to at least triple global nuclear capacity by 2050 sends a clear signal to accelerate policy, finance and regulatory changes that enable the rapid expansion of nuclear power.”
Laurent Odeh, Chief Commercial Officer for Urenco, added:
“It will be a lot harder to address environmental concerns while facilitating economic development in the world without the reliable, 24/7 baseload power nuclear energy provides. This support from large energy users is another sign for governments to enable new nuclear projects so we can accelerate construction and meet the energy needs of both industry and the public.”
The pledge, unveiled at CERAWeek, highlights strong demand for innovation, investment, and collaboration to achieve ambitious global energy and climate goals.
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