Major companies such as Amazon and Google on Wednesday signed a pledge to support the goal of at least tripling the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050, on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston.

Key Takeaways Tech giants Meta, Amazon, and Google have signed a pledge to support tripling nuclear production by 2050.The companies joined dozens of countries, banks, and companies within the nuclear industry who have signed the pledge.

Signing onto the goal aligns the interests of Big Tech and the nuclear industry behind an artificial intelligence-driven industrial expansion.