(Paris) “We need more nuclear power”: 12 unions from several countries explain in a forum Friday that this energy is “clean, reliable and affordable” and that it preserves jobs while the climate crisis is currently at stake. heart of the COP26 in Glasgow.
“Our world needs much cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy, and our members need safe, quality jobs. Nuclear offers both, and that is why we need more nuclear, ”write the twelve signatories.
“The exit from nuclear power does not work”
The organizations represented in the open letter published in Glasgow include the Canadian Council of Nuclear Workers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW, in English, present in Canada and the United States), GMB, Prospect and Unite the Union ( United Kingdom), CFE-CGC Énergies and CFE-CGC Métallurgie (France)), Fédération Énergie (Belgium), Odborovy svaz ECHO (Czech Republic), EVDNZ (Hungary), SCNE (Romania) and ZOES (Slovakia).
“The exit from nuclear power does not work”, it is still written in the tribune. “It increases emissions and costs jobs.”
Nuclear power has already saved 70 billion tonnes of CO emissions2 around the world and provide clean energy to hundreds of millions of people. Above all, it’s our only source of clean electricity that’s available 24/7, regardless of the weather.
Extract from the open letter published by the 12 unions.
“Without new investment, more than 100 gigawatts of nuclear capacity, which power 200 million homes, will be lost by 2040. That would probably cost us half a million jobs and represent the biggest loss of energy.” peculiar to the history of the world, ”they further explain.
“COP26 is a chance for policy makers to choose emission-free energy, good professional opportunities and sustainable prosperity. It comes down to choosing nuclear power as part of a balanced energy system, ”they say.