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18.October 2005 - 00:00
The climate is not equipped with ideological filters – Nuclear energy should not be overlooked in the battle against climate change
Eija-Riitta Korhola:
The climate is not equipped with ideological filters
– Nuclear energy should not be overlooked in the battle against climate change
MEP Eija-Riitta Korhola, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, pointed out on Wednesday that the climate is not equipped with ideological filters: it can't tell the difference between fossil emissions due to so-called "nice reasons", i.e shutting down nuclear power and of those deriving from pure ignorance. The experience has shown so-far, that declining the use of nuclear energy means in practise increase on the use of fossil energy sources.
MEP Korhola also pointed out that, therefore, what we need now is a whole new way of energy thinking, which instead of fossil fuels builds upon energy efficiency and savings, renewables and non or low emitting sources of energy. The great threat of climate change is not solved by nuclear alone, but in the meantime, it should be used to its fullest potential while developing fusion and other forms of energy saving.
A smart politician needs to update his/her views on nuclear power and respond to reality. In other words, nuclear energy is an important tool in reaching the goal, Korhola stated.
Eija-Riitta Korhola MEP hosted today at the European Parliament a Climate Change Seminar on Nuclear Energy. The seminar was attended by more than 100 experts on environmental matters, climate change and energy.
An MEP Declaration on Climate Change and Nuclear Energy was presented at the seminar hosted by Ms. Korhola. The shared conviction of the MEPs declaration is that
nuclear energy should play an increasingly central role in the global fight against climate change and remain a pillar of the EU’s energy and environmental policy planning. By helping the EU to meet its energy sustainability targets and by mitigating the effects of climate change, nuclear energy contributes to the achieving of EU economic and environmental objectives.
Further information:
MEP Eija-Riitta Korhola, 358 40 536 0326
Eija-Riitta Korhola:
The climate is not equipped with ideological filters
– Nuclear energy should not be overlooked in the battle against climate change
MEP Eija-Riitta Korhola, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, pointed out on Wednesday that the climate is not equipped with ideological filters: it can't tell the difference between fossil emissions due to so-called "nice reasons", i.e shutting down nuclear power and of those deriving from pure ignorance. The experience has shown so-far, that declining the use of nuclear energy means in practise increase on the use of fossil energy sources.
MEP Korhola also pointed out that, therefore, what we need now is a whole new way of energy thinking, which instead of fossil fuels builds upon energy efficiency and savings, renewables and non or low emitting sources of energy. The great threat of climate change is not solved by nuclear alone, but in the meantime, it should be used to its fullest potential while developing fusion and other forms of energy saving.
A smart politician needs to update his/her views on nuclear power and respond to reality. In other words, nuclear energy is an important tool in reaching the goal, Korhola stated.
Eija-Riitta Korhola MEP hosted today at the European Parliament a Climate Change Seminar on Nuclear Energy. The seminar was attended by more than 100 experts on environmental matters, climate change and energy.
An MEP Declaration on Climate Change and Nuclear Energy was presented at the seminar hosted by Ms. Korhola. The shared conviction of the MEPs declaration is that
nuclear energy should play an increasingly central role in the global fight against climate change and remain a pillar of the EU’s energy and environmental policy planning. By helping the EU to meet its energy sustainability targets and by mitigating the effects of climate change, nuclear energy contributes to the achieving of EU economic and environmental objectives.
Further information:
MEP Eija-Riitta Korhola, 358 40 536 0326