Fourteen of the world's biggest banks and financial institutions will pledge increased support for nuclear energy in a bid to unlock financing for the industry.

Wall Street is warming up to nuclear energy as several of the world’s top banks have pledged to support growth of the low-carbon energy source. On Monday, 14 financial institutions said they would now back the goals set during negotiations at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference last year to triple global nuclear energy

Sky News host Peta Credlin has commented on White House Climate Policy Advisor John Podesta announcing the world’s biggest banks are pledging their support for nuclear power.