On Thursday Stop Hinkley joined more than 600 civil society groups from across the globe working on climate action, including 130 from Canada. We launched a declaration in Brussels, Belgium, stating that nuclear power expansion is not a solution to the climate crisis. The groups declare: “We are living in a climate emergency. Time is precious, and too many governments are wasting it with nuclear energy fairy tales. What we demand is a just transition towards a safe, renewable and affordable energy system that secures jobs and protects life on our planet.” The groups made their declaration public at the pro-nuclear Summit in Brussels where countries are meeting to bolster the industry’s claim that investing in new nuclear plants must be a priority to save the climate. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose principle mandate is to promote nuclear expansion, is co-hosting the event, along with Belgium, which ironically passed a law in 2003 –still on the books –to phase out nuclear power completely.
More info: IAEA Nuclear Fairy Tales | Don’t nuke the Climate! (dont-nuke-the-climate.org)