Amazon, Meta, Google Sign Pledge To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity By 2050

Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, Google parent company Alphabet, Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI, Occidental Petroleum, Dow, OSGE, and other companies gathered at CERAWeek 2025 in Houston to sign a pledge to support the goal of tripling the world’s nuclear energy capacity by 2050. The companies join 14 major global banks and financial institutions, 140 nuclear industry companies, and 31 countries in signing the pledge, which is organized by the World Nuclear Association.

According to the World Nuclear Association, this is the first time major businesses beyond the nuclear sector have come together to publicly back an extensive and concerted expansion of nuclear power to meet increasing global energy demand.

The pledge was initially launched at World Nuclear Symposium in September 2023 and in partnership with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation ahead of COP28 in Dubai.

“We are proud to sign a pledge in support of tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, as nuclear power will be pivotal in building a reliable, secure, and sustainable energy future,” said Lucia Tian, head of clean energy & decarbonization technologies at Google. “Google will continue to work alongside our partners to accelerate the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies that can provide the around-the-clock clean energy necessary to meet growing electricity demand around the world.”

“Accelerating nuclear energy development will be critical to strengthening our nation’s security, meeting future energy demands, and addressing climate change,” said Brandon Oyer, head of americas energy and water for Amazon Web Services. “Amazon supports the World Nuclear Association’s pledge and is proud to have invested more than US$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.”

“As global economies expand, the need for a reliable, clean, and resilient energy supply is paramount,” said Urvi Parekh, head of global energy at Meta Platforms. “Nuclear energy, with its ability to provide continuous power, can help meet this rising demand. “We’re excited to join alongside this multi-organizational effort with the Tripling Nuclear Pledge to reiterate our commitment to nuclear energy.”

The Pledge recognizes nuclear’s potential to expand beyond traditional grid electricity, providing abundant, continuous energy to support successful and cost-competitive operations for energy users. It continues by highlighting how nuclear can provide clean energy for increased electrification, and a range of economic activity and industrial processes, including the technology sector, synergies with the oil and gas industry,​ and​ ​the provision of industrial process heat – for which nuclear is the most credible and scalable clean source.

“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,” said Edward Stones, business vice president, for Dow’s Energy & Climate segment. “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.”

During CERAWeek, many of the companies, alongside policymakers and the wider nuclear industry, gathered to discuss how nuclear energy fits into their businesses’ future strategic plans.

“The unprecedented support announced today 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,” said Sama Bilbao y Leon, director general of World Nuclear Association, which represents the global nuclear industry and led the Ppledge initiative. “The global shift towards more nuclear highlights this is the only way we’ll deliver the abundant firm clean energy required to power growth and innovation in technology, a host of other industries and the entire economy.”

“It will be a lot harder to address environmental concerns while facilitating economic development in the world without the reliable, 24/7 baseload power nuclear energy provides. This support from large energy users is another sign for governments to enable new nuclear projects so we can accelerate construction and meet the energy needs of both industry and the public,” said Laurent Odeh, chief commercial officer for Urenco, which provides enriched uranium to fuel existing and new-design reactors.