 Let's tackle climate change
fairly
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Our fight to phase out nuclear energy is about much more
than just one type of dirty energy. It’s part of a broader
goal: a carbon-free, nuclear-free world powered by clean,
renewable energy. That’s the only way we can overcome the
challenges of climate change.
In pursuing that goal, we have always tried to include
those hit first and hardest by climate change: indigenous
people, communities of color, poor people, the elderly, women,
youth, immigrants, people with disabilities, the global south,
and other marginalized communities. They are frequently
excluded from mainstream climate debates and from the
development of solutions to the crisis.
That’s why the U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN) brought
together more than 100 groups to work on a platform that puts
equity and justice at the center of climate solutions. The
result is the Vision
for Equitable Climate Action (VECA)—the most ambitious and
equitable platform ever put out by U.S. climate groups. Read
the platform at equitableclimateaction.org.
NIRS has been deeply involved in this process from the
start. The platform includes an entry on nuclear energy that
calls for:
- No new nuclear energy;
- Phasing out existing nuclear energy, in an equitable
manner, as soon as reactors can be replaced by expanding
renewables and efficiency and not with fossil fuels;
- Ending subsidies to nuclear energy and redirecting those
resources to renewable energy, phasing out of nuclear energy
facilities, and a just transition for nuclear energy
workers.
We don’t have to choose between having a nuclear-free,
carbon-free world and being fair to the communities most
harmed by big polluters. VECA is proof that we can and should
do both. Read
the Vision for Equitable Climate Action at
equitableclimateaction.org.
VECA is the broadest and most detailed climate policy ever
produced by U.S. climate groups. It was created through the
most transparent, inclusive process to date: nearly 200
individuals from at least 106 groups participated in its
drafting. More importantly, the platform puts equity and
justice towards those hit first and hardest by climate change
at its center.
A big, diverse movement needs an ambitious platform—and now
the climate movement has that with VECA. This platform
proposes real solutions to the climate crisis and embraces
justice and equity toward frontline communities. Read
the platform at equitableclimateaction.org and share it with
everyone you know!
Thank you for all you do,
The NIRS team:
Diane D'Arrigo
Luis Hestres
Denise Jakobsberg
Tim
Judson
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Us:
Nuclear
Information
and Resource
Service
6930
Carroll Ave, Ste. 340
Takoma Park, MD
20912
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