Professor Yunus prefers the clean-energy transition as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development, said spokesman for the CA Office on Friday.
Speaking during a virtual conference on Thursday evening with Carl Page, Chairman of the Anthropocene Institute, and his colleagues, the head of interim government said Bangladesh-one of world's most densely populated and climate-vulnerable nations-cannot afford prolonged reliance on fossil fuels.
"It is time for Bangladesh to seriously consider clean-energy alternatives, including large-scale solar deployment," he said.
Carl Page, brother of Google cofounder Larry Page, highlighted recent advances in next-generation nuclear technologies and hybrid systems that offer reliable, zero-carbon power.
He emphasized that barge-mounted nuclear reactors are cost-effective, low-maintenance means capable of powering Bangladesh's growing industrial sector for decades. "Nuclear power is no longer a taboo topic among major development financiers like the World Bank," Page was quoted as saying, adding that countries such as Indonesia are already adopting these technologies to meet their rising energy demands.
He finds Bangladesh, with its strong track record of innovation, well-positioned to lead in clean-energy transition-delivering benefits such as job creation, energy-price stability, and enhanced industrial competitiveness.
"Bangladesh can serve as a strategic hub for emerging technologies and a peaceful leader in atomic innovation," Page suggests.
Professor Yunus mentions that the Interim Government has recently introduced a new national power policy aimed at accelerating solar-energy adoption.
However, he notes that any decision on nuclear options would require rigorous research and feasibility assessments.
"We will certainly explore these opportunities," he said. "But we need in-depth studies on these promising technologies. There is no question-Bangladesh must drastically reduce its dependence on fossil fuels."
Also present at the virtual meeting were Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), and Lamiya Morshed, Senior Secretary and SDG Coordinator.
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