Residual risk

An account of events in nuclear power plants since the Chernobyl accident in 1986

What happened since Chernobyl? No major accident, no large radioactive release, no massive evacuations, no widespread areas of radiologically contaminated land. So everything is fine? The authors of the study quickly realized that there are no comprehensive international statistics on incidents and accidents (pdf - 7.8 MB)

Residual risk - Summary and conclusions

Nuclear and climate change

40 reasons against nuclear as climate solution

Mankind will not be able to avoid climate change by taking the nuclear route. This technology simply cannot be developed on the scale that is required and in the limited time that is left to save our climate.

Yardsticks for a true EU leadership on climate change

Position paper of the Greens/EFA at the eve of the EU German Presidency

During the year 2007, EU energy, transport and climate change policy will be at the center of political attention of the EU. This paper defines the priorities of the Greens/Efa for the development of a sustainable energy system (pdf)

A 'Vision Scenario' for climate and energy in Europe

This climate and energy scenario analysis, commissioned by the Greens in the EP, demonstrates that it is possible to achieve ambitious climate targets - emissions reductions of 30% by 2020 and 40% by 2030 - without any nuclear expansion (pdf)

The nuclear endgame

The 20th Century was nuclear; the 21st Century will be energy intelligent!

The Greens publish a short paper explaining why nuclear is not the solution. Nuclear power is dangerous, linked to weapons, a terrorist target, dirty, expensive, inefficient, outdated, in decline and unwanted. (pdf)

Soft mobility

Measures for a climate-friendly transport policy in Europe

The Greens/EFA soft mobility paper, commissioned by Michael Cramer MEP, outlines practical measures aimed at reducing oil consumption, as a result cutting transport-induced climatic pollution. (pdf)

Measures for a climate-friendly transport policy in Europe

Summary of the Greens/EFA soft mobility paper

We outline practical measures in the framework of a strategy to reduce oil consumption and hence to cut transport-induced climatic pollution. The first step consists of traffic reduction; the second is a gradual shift of the energy basis for transport from fossil fuels to renewables. (pdf)