Vigorously Develop Nuclear Power to Meet the Challenge of the Rapid Growth of Electricity Consumption and Carbon Emission in the Information Industry

Abstract The information industry is developing rapidly, but the rapid growth of the electricity demand in information industry has not been paid enough attention. According to our research of this paper, the electricity demand in information industry will exceed 10,000 TWh (10 trillion kilowatt-hour) in 2030. As a result, on the one hand, the speed increase of global installed capacity should be 60% higher than the current forecast, in order to meet the electricity demand of information industry. Additionally, due to the acceleration of carbon emission across the information industry, it will be more difficult to achieve the goal of 1.5°C temperature rise limit by 2030. On the other hand, in the historical process of green adjustment and low-carbon transition of the global energy structure, the electricity cost in the information industry will also increase significantly. Namely, with the rapid development of the information industry, the information industry itself, global power supply, carbon emission and electricity price balance are facing more severe challenges. According to the study in this paper, it is believed that vigorously developing nuclear power is the most economical and realistic way to effectively deal with these challenges.