On the sidelines of CERAWeek 2025 in Houston, a cross-industry group of large energy users signed a pledge supporting the goal of at least tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. They also urged other energy users to offer their support. The collective call, facilitated by World Nuclear Association (WNA), attracted global companies recognising the need for clean, reliable nuclear energy to power their future growth, while also meeting goals of greater energy security. The companies acknowledged government support and called for equal access to finance for nuclear energy.
Founding signatories included: Amazon, Google, Meta, Dow, Occidental, Allseas, OSGE, and IHI. WNA said the pledge is expected to gain more support over the coming months, reflecting growing interest in nuclear power from industries as diverse as maritime, aviation, chemical and oil & gas.
During CERAWeek, many of the companies, alongside policymakers and the wider nuclear industry, discussed how nuclear energy supports their businesses’ future strategic plans by offering an abundant and reliable source of power needed for expanding operations.
Lucia Tian, Head of Clean Energy & Decarbonisation Technologies at Google, said: “Google will continue to work alongside our partners to accelerate the commercialisation 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 & Water for Amazon Web Services, said: “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.”
Edward Stones, Business Vice President for 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.”
WNA Director General Sama Bilbao y León said the unprecedented support 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”.
Initially launched at the World Nuclear Symposium in September 2023, and in partnership with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation ahead of COP28 in Dubai, the goal to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050 has earned support from 31 countries through the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy and more than 140 nuclear industry companies through an accompanying industry pledge. Fourteen of the world’s largest financial institutions backed the goal in September 2024. These have now been joined by a cross-sector group of large energy users that have endorsed the same goal.
