April 28th, 2021, by Paul Brown
A low-pressure rotor under test before installation at the UK’s new Hinkley Point C power station.
Image: By courtesy of EDF
The nuclear industry’s unfounded claims let it rely on “dark arts”, ignoring much better ways to cut carbon emissions.
LONDON, 28 April, 2021 – It is the global nuclear industry’s unfounded claims – not least that it is part of the solution to climate change because it is a low-carbon source of electricity – that allow it to survive, says a devastating demolition job by one of the world’s leading environmental experts, Jonathan Porritt.
In a report, Net Zero Without Nuclear, he says the industry is in fact hindering the fight against climate change. Its claim that new types of reactor are part of the solution is, he says, like its previous promises, over-hyped and illusionary.
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The UK & Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) warmly welcomes and
endorses a detailed report by leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt
which outlines why, in seeking to get to ‘net zero’ carbon emissions
and tackling the climate emergency, there is no need for new nuclear power
stations. Jonathon Porritt is a former Chief Executive of Friends of the
Earth and of the Sustainable Development Commission. His detailed report
published today seeks to look at an issue NFLA has been heavily involved in
for some time – can new nuclear provide any positive assistance in the
critical endeavour to mitigate and adapt to the challenge of climate
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World’s first hydrogen-powered cargo vessel to set sail in Paris
Plans to deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel powered by hydrogen have been announced by the Flagships European innovation project.
The vessel, owned by French inland shipowner Compagnie Fluvial de Transport (CFT), will start moving goods along Paris’s river Seine later this year.
“The demand for more sustainable technologies in inland waterway transport is on the rise,” said CFT director Matthieu Blanc. “We are happy to be leading the way on reducing emissions from transport and demonstrating the superior features of hydrogen fuel cells in waterborne applications.”