Public opposition to nuclear power in Japan remains strong, writes Jim Green, but piece by piece, Shinzo Abe's right-wing government has been putting the country's infamous 'nuclear village' back in control - boosted by draconian press censorship laws, massive interest-free loans, and a determination to forget all the 'lessons' of Fukushima. Is another big accident inevitable?
… the Framework for Nuclear Energy Policy. Two reviews, very little change - and far from …
The rejection of a plan to import vast amounts of high-level nuclear waste from around the world for profit was a significant result for campaigners but that threat is still far from over, writes JIM GREEN
How the South Australians who dumped a nuclear dump may soon have another fight on their hands Jim Green | 15th June 2017 News Nuclear Waste Australia Campaigning Citizens' Jury adelaide rally …
Nuclear power is suffering one of its worst ever years, writes JIM GREEN. Even nuclear enthusiasts agree that the industry is in crisis. The bankruptcy filing by US nuclear giant Westinghouse has sent a cold chill through the industry which elsewhere, is suffering from crippling economic problems, successful legal challenges, and public opposition
Nuclear power's annus horribilis Jim Green | 13th July 2017 News Nuclear Renewables Hinckley Point Economic Downturn hinkley c.jpg Nuclear power is suffering one of its worst ever years, writes JIM …
Last February's explosion at the WIPP dump for long-lived intermediate-level nuclear waste from the US's nuclear weapons program remains unexplained, writes Jim Green. But with the site's history of ignored warnings, 'missing' safety culture, lack of supervision and dubious contractor appointments, it surely came as no surprise - and further accidents appear inevitable.
New Mexico nuclear waste accident a 'horrific comedy of errors' that exposes deeper problems Jim Green Nuclear Monitor | 27th November 2014 News Nuclear WMD USA Corporations Regulation Politics …
Japan's government is trying to get its failing nuclear power industry up and running, write Jim Green and Peer de Rijk. But in the post-Fukushima world, it faces formidable obstacles. Experts believe most reactors will never restart - and Japan's stricken utilities may have to find $30 billion or more to finance their decommissioning.
Rocky road ahead for Japan's nuclear restart Jim Green Peer de Rijk Nuclear Monitor | 26th September 2014 News Japan Nuclear Energy Politics mihama-japan-cut.jpg Japan's government is trying to get …
Tim Jackson's latest book Post Growth: Life After Capitalism is 'written almost as much in poetry as in prose'.
Life after capitalism Molly Scott Cato | 22nd June 2021 | Comment Economics Capitalism Hannah Arendt Tim Jackson's latest book Post Growth: Life After Capitalism is 'written almost as much in poetry …
The nuclear industry has had a disappointing COP21, writes Jim Green. Lobbyists were there en masse desperately trying to get pro-nuclear wording into the Paris Agreement, and they failed. The word does not occur even once in the entire document. But we must prepare for the next battle: keeping nuclear power out of the $100 billion a year Green Climate Fund.
Nuclear lobbyists' epic COP21 fail. Our next job? Keep their hands off climate funds Jim Green | 16th December 2015 News COP21 Unfccc Nuclear Energy Climate Change Renewables Finance no-nukes-cut.jpg …
An officially convened 350-strong Citizens' Jury has decisively rejected South Australia's plans to import over half a million tonnes of high and intermediate level nuclear waste for long term storage, writes Jim Green. This has dealt a powerful blow against the project from which it is unlikely to ever recover, and represents a major victory for campaigners, indigenous Australians and economic sanity.
No way! South Australians reject international nuclear waste dump Jim Green | 9th November 2016 News Nuclear Waste Law Australia Indigenous Peoples lester yami 4 generations sept 2016-cut.jpg An …
Four years ago today the world's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl took place at Fukushima, Japan. Total clean-up costs are estimated around $0.5 trillion, writes Jim Green - but work to defuse the dangers has barely begun, the site is flooded with radioactive water making its way to the sea, and underpaid and illegally contracted workers are suffering a rising toll of death and injury.
All fouled up - Fukushima four years after the catastrophe Jim Green | 11th March 2015 News Nuclear Energy Japan Pollution Corporations fukushima-water-sampling-cut.jpg Four years ago today the …
The expected ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees has rightly created a lot of buzz. But will Michael Gove as environment secretary ignore the chemicals industry lobby and retain regulations after Brexit? MOLLY SCOTT CATO, a Green party MEP, counsels vigilance
Neonics, Brexit and beyond Molly Scott Cato | 26th January 2018 Comment Neonicotinoids Brexit Green Party dsc_8578_1.jpg The expected ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees has rightly created a lot …
Boris Johnson heralds leaving the EU as "a defining opportunity…to tear away bureaucratic red tape". What does this mean for environmental regulations?
Brexit, environmental law and the level playing field Molly Scott Cato | 15th October 2019 News Brexit Environmental Regulations European Union Thought Leaders boris johnson4.jpg Boris Johnson …
Animals bred for meat now consume a third of all vegetable crops. This has increased dramatically since a ban on pigswill following the Foot and Mouth outbreak in the UK. But it is an appalling waste. Japan can show the way to feeding pigs our waste food which is safe, argues the Green MEP MOLLY SCOTT CATO
The politics of pigswill - or how we can help feed the world by feeding waste to pigs Molly Scott Cato | 8th March 2018 Comment Pigswill Food And Farming Food Waste pigs-662001_960_720.jpg Animals …
Climate laws are being adopted around the world. MOLLY SCOTT CATO and JAKOB DALUNDE, MEPs for the UK and Sweden, consider whether legally binding commitments can save us from a climate crisis and pave the way towards a net zero emissions planet
Why it's time for a European climate law Molly Scott Cato | 23rd April 2018 Comment Climate Law Paris Agreement Green Party Green Movement EU …
MOLLY SCOTT CATO, Green MEP for the South West and member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, questions Monsanto's role in the decision by EU countries this week to re-authorise Europe’s most used weedkiller, glyphosate.
Failure to end use of toxic herbicide glyphosate 'nothing short of scandalous' Molly Scott Cato | 29th November 2017 Comment Glyphosate Herbicide Monsanto EU Farming Green Party …
For all Japan's talk of 43 'operable' nuclear reactors, only two are actually running, writes Jim Green, as renewables and a 12% fall in demand eat into the power market. And while Japan's 'nuclear village' defends safety standards, the IAEA, tasked with promoting nuclear power worldwide, has expressed deep concerns over the country's weak and 'fragmented' safety regulation.
Japan's big 'nuclear restart' overtaken by conservation and renewables Jim Green | 12th August 2016 News Nuclear Energy Japan Regulation Renewables ikata_nuclear_powerplant-cut.jpg For all Japan's …
Global nuclear power capacity grew slightly in 2016, writes Jim Green, but it was more a dead cat bounce than the promised 'nuclear renaissance'. The collapse of Toshiba, the direct result of its failing nuclear ventures, is indicative of the crisis faced by nuclear contractors and utilities worldwide. Another sign of the industry's poor outlook: no major commodity had a worse 2016 than uranium.
Not just Toshiba - the global nuclear industry is in crisis everywhere Jim Green | 3rd February 2017 News Nuclear Energy Corporations moorside-site-mps-birds-eye-view-cut.jpg Global nuclear power …