The NICE Future initiative was officially launched at the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial
meeting in Copenhagen in 2018. U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette,
Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Kim Rudd and
Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masaki Ogushi
launched the initiative at a side event on 24 May, following a discussion by ministers
on the role that nuclear energy can play in future clean energy systems.
"I expect this initiative would bring the wisdom of the world on nuclear innovation
together and contribute to policy making for realizing clean energy systems that solve
challenges in each country. Our aim is to promote nuclear innovation utilizing out-of-the-box
ideas from the private sector, pursuing the development of reactors with new concepts,
including harmonization with renewable energy, combined with enhanced safety, efficiency
and flexibility" said Japanese Vice-Minister Masaki Ogushi.
Speakers at the NICE Future initiative CEM9 side event on 24 May: Michal Kurtyka,
Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of Energy; Masaki Ogushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister
of Economy Trade and Industry, Japanese Vice-Minister; Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada; Dan Brouillette, U.S. Deputy Secretary
of Energy
Key supporters at the launch of the NICE Future initiative at CEM9 on 24 May, 2018:
David Turk, acting director, International Energy Agency; Bill Magwood, director-general
of the OECD/NEA; Michal Kurtyka, Secretary of State, Polish Ministry of Energy; Masaki
Ogushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy Trade and Industry, Japanese Vice-Minister;
Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada; Dan
Brouillette, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
Assistant Deputy Minister Jay Khosla, Natural Resources Canada and U.S. Department
of Energy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Ted Garrish discuss low- and
zero-carbon technologies at the Hybrid Energy Systems Panel on the margins of the
Ninth Clean Energy Ministerial in Copenhagen
Some of the participants in the launch of the NICE Future initiative at CEM9: ministerial
leadership, international organization heads, industry executives, Third Way, ClearPath
and the International Youth Nuclear Congress
