Austria - Greenpeace was invited by the Austrian authorities to fly the flag in a nuclear power plant. Zwentendorf nuclear plant was never implemented and has been off since the 70s. Today it became a new solar power station. Our banner read: “Energy Revolution = Solution to Climate Change”.
The operation of the nuclear power plant had a strong resistance and a national referendum in 1978 sealed his fate. The fuel rods are never inserted into the reactor and the batching plant on the edge of the Danube River in western Austria never produced electricity. He has kept in abeyance as a testament to the Austrian concern for nuclear power. Now, a project of 1.2 million became nuclear power plant in the largest solar plant in Austria, a testimony that the only safe nuclear energy are from the sun.
Awards “Saving the world”
In a ceremony organized by the State of Lower Austria, the head of the Climate Campaign at Greenpeace International, Thomas Henningsen, received an award presented by American actress Andie MacDowell, in our work to raise the alarm about climate change and promoting solutions to climate. The award “Saving the world” is one of the first international award honoring outstanding individuals and organizations in working for a sustainable future.
“Of all the threats that human societies and cultures are facing, we believe that climate change is by far the most serious,” said Thomas. “Unless we act now we will see thousands of millions of people struggling for drinking water and earth to live. This would only lead to worldwide chaos, but also lose half of our species and almost all of our rainforests and coral reefs. ”
Forging a Revolution Energy
We are convinced we can prevent climate chaos and an energy revolution that is essential if we drastically reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. When banks were at risk during the crisis, billions of euros were made available for overnight and laws were approved by the decision-making bodies at a rate never seen before. This is the kind of political will we have to see this year as a historic opportunity to put the world in the way a low carbon economy.
In just 135 days - world leaders have to negotiate a global agreement on climate Climate Summit in Copenhagen United Nations. This should include medium-term objectives and commitment to provide developing countries $ 140 million a year to help them cope with climate change and financing the protection of forests.
Financed Planet
If a solar power station can become, why can not reverse our energy system to clean and safe renewable energy sources, with the support of energy efficiency and conservation? If funds to banks to save them from the crisis, why we can not provide the $ 140 million a year to help the developing world to adapt and mitigate climate change: this includes $ 40 million needed to end to tropical deforestation, which is responsible for about a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions. A nuclear plant in Austria will become a solar power station.
