“Nobody wants global warming,” observed the older fellow at the coffee shop, “but then again, nobody wants to be the first to cut the electricity to their home.” That’s the quandary on a global scale, and the problem is growing. According to the International Energy Agency, primary energy needs will jump 55% between 2005 and 2030; energy related CO₂ emissions are expected to increase 44% (source: World Energy Outlook, 2007). The only way to counteract that dire prediction is to implement significant, sustainable answers – starting now.

More and more people are taking the warning seriously, and starting to consider nuclear power as a solution. Support for nuclear energy in Canada is highest in New Brunswick and Ontario, where 67% are in favor of nuclear energy as a way of producing electricity and where nuclear power plants have been producing electricity for years. The national figure is 50% (source: Ipsos Reid, Sept. 2008). In the United States, 69% of Americans support the construction of new nuclear power plants (source: Bisconti Research, Sept. 2008).

Despite the global economic turmoil, AREVA is committed to the long-term development of sustainable energy, and to the people and communities who share that vision. At AREVA Resources Canada, the long-term plan includes development of new mines to capture the potential of the richest known uranium deposits in the world; and related initiatives and undertakings that will contribute to the Canadian economy by meeting the world’s growing energy demand.