On March 5, 2020, the Global Nexus Initiative Working Group met in Washington, D.C. to discuss where the Initiative will go from here, after launching five years prior, to build it out and root it into the policy discussion in the U.S. and on the international stage.
The GNI Quarter 1 Meeting was organized into multiple sessions. The meeting began with important updates on the state of play and prospects for deep decarbonization, and new developments in nuclear energy technology and policy. Then the group discussed the state of international nuclear commerce and the geopolitical challenges, and a new focus on the financing mechanisms to support nuclear power as a clean energy technology. Finally, the group presented a series of ideas for what GNI can do next and how that can add value in the current policy environment. During this session, the group also opened up to additional ideas from the participants beyond the ideas in the presentations.
The following presentations were made:
Recap of GNI Objectives and Achievements
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Everett Redmond | Nuclear Energy Institute
Current State and Prospects for Global Deep Decarbonization
Sasha Mackler | Bipartisan Policy Center
Armond Cohen | Clean Air Task Force
New Developments in Nuclear Energy Technology and Policy
Existing Global Fleet:
Harsh Desai | Nuclear Energy Institute
Small Modular & Advanced Reactor (SM&AR) Technology
Everett Redmond | Nuclear Energy Institute
SM&AR Progress:
John Stewart | Canadian Nuclear Association
International Nuclear Commerce and Geopolitical Competition
Rising Role of Russia and China in International Nuclear Commerce:
Paul Murphy | Murphy Energy and Infrastructure Consulting
Michelle Scott | U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
Paul Sullivan | National Defense University
Financing Nuclear Exports and R&D – U.S. Ex-Im, DFC, International Development Banks:
Steven Howlett | Horn and Watson Capital Strategies LLC
EU Sustainable Investment Framework and Classification:
Caroline Jorant | SDRI Consulting
GNI: Next Steps for Consideration
Developments in Climate-Nuclear Philanthropy:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
GNI Innovation Week Session on Capitol Hill:
Mary Pietrzyk, Harsh Desai, Nuclear Energy Institute
Proposed Global Nexus Annual Report:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Potential Global Nexus Annual/Biennial Meeting:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Role in COP 26 Glasgow:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Potential Workshop in Ottawa: Geo Strategic Value of Next Gen Nuclear Power:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Follow-up on GNI Advanced Reactors Safeguards and Security Report:
Anita Nilsson | AN & Associates
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
Daniel Kim | Partnership for Global Security
Creating New Partnerships and Financing the Future of GNI:
Kenneth N. Luongo | Partnership for Global Security
