Increasing public and private investment, experimental and technological breakthroughs, and a growing number of demonstration plants and testing facilities under development could bring fusion technology to the delivery era by mid-century. Global cooperation and effective regulation are vital in accelerating progress.
Last year in the south of France, the fusion community witnessed a long-sought-for critical step towards the goal of achieving safe and sustainable energy through nuclear fusion. ITER, the international fusion power reactor experiment, has entered the assembly phase. This achievement comes as the need to move away from coal energy is becoming increasingly urgent, as outlined by the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report1, released in August. In order to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, we need to tap into all available clean energy sources, including nuclear, solar, wind and renewables, and expand their capacity with more investments.
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