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June 14, 2010
The UK’s energy policy must deliver the right mix for the country. Nuclear should not be overlooked, if we want to keep the lights on. Britain’s new coalition government faces many urgent tasks. But few are more pressing than the need to determine how the country’s electricity needs are to be met. The last government… » read more
The signing of an agreement for the construction and operation of a 4.8 GW (!) nuclear power plant by the Russian President and the Turkish Prime Minister, May 11th 2010, was anything but a trivial event. It underlines the determination and capacity of the Russian nuclear industry to win contracts across the world wherever opportunities… » read more
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Energy and Climate Change, Energy technologies, English, nuclear |
June 4, 2009
it is only a question of time before North Korea becomes a nuclear weapon power with a missile capability that can reach, Japan and probably Hawaii. There are three good reasons why North Korea must not have nuclear weapons. First, it is obvious that it would be potentially catastrophic as the régime is not rational… » read more
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China, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, North Korea, nuclear, security, US |
September 29, 2008
One year ago, Commissioner Piebalgs stated: “Nuclear is here to stay!“. The trends, indeed, point in that direction: several European countries are withdrawing their nuclear embargoes and planning nuclear power plants! Leonardo ENERGY has interviewed Jean Van Vyve, the responsible for nuclear generation at Electrabel, discussing some limitations and advantages of nuclear Energy. The resulting… » read more
The third debate organized by the European Movement International in association with ENEL and with the media support of EurActiv took place yesterday 2nd July in Brussels. It esspecially addressed the role of nuclear energy in the EU and tackled the following issues: Can nuclear energy contribute to the new energy goals of the EU,… » read more
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enel, Energy, energy markets, energy prices, Frassoni, MEP, nuclear |
The European Movement International invites you to the Energy at Stake debate:! The New Nuclear Wave: Perspectives for the 21st Century See programme Original post by speakupeurope
June 23, 2008
Bruno Comby, the founder of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy, propagates a radically pro-nuclear approach: There is no major problem with nuclar power: It is clean, it takes very little things from the earth; it is safe, because a lot of money and attention is paid to safety; it is reliable, because it can provide the… » read more
Bruno Comby, the founder of Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy, propagates a radically pro-nuclear approach: There is no major problem with nuclar power: It is clean, it takes very little things from the earth; it is safe, because a lot of money and attention is paid to safety; it is reliable, because it can provide the… » read more
Italian Green MEP Monica Frassoni in an interview on the future of nuclear in Europe and in particular on the “nuclear renaissance” in the age of climate change: In this debate, there is a lot of myth and a lot of lies, and this is a sort of whipped cream coming up. (…) First […]… » read more
Italian Green MEP Monica Frassoni in an interview on the future of nuclear in Europe and in particular on the “nuclear renaissance” in the age of climate change: In this debate, there is a lot of myth and a lot of lies, and this is a sort of whipped cream coming up. (…) First […]… » read more
May 6, 2008
During his visit to Tunis last week President Sarkozy signed another cooperation agreement on the use of civilian nuclear energy. Soon France will have completed a network of such agreements with all southern riparian countries of the MED. For Sarkozy nuclear power is the energy of the future. He is wrong. Nuclear power is no… » read more
February 22, 2008
Gerd Leipold, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, on nuclear energy and its climate change promises – and on the paradigm shift in energy policy. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/N6nViBN4gCI” width=”320″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Original post by Greening the Economy
February 10, 2008
How do you communicate the need to take urgent climate change actions when your citizens are enjoying the warmest winter in ages with temperatures which save them a lot of money in energy consumption? This was one of the interesting questions I discussed with government communicators, EU information officers and aspiring journalists during my two-day… » read more
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Energy and Climate Change, energy security, Global Warming, nuclear, renewable energy |
January 24, 2008
This European Business summit (EBS 2008) workshop will discuss nuclear energy. This post sets out the scope of this EBS 2008 workshop (see EBS ‘08 programme). Everyone interested in the topic, whether they’re coming to EBS 2008 or not, is welcome to use this blog to comment or submit their own ideas – see About… » read more
December 1, 2007
In the Question and Answer session following the Speak Up Europe conference, Italy’s decision to phase out nuclear energy came under attack: What do we have as a consequence? We have no more research in progressing that technology (…). We have no more engineers (…), so progress to avoid the dangers that everybody knows has… » read more
