The tide is turning.
Now we finish the job.
A decade ago, defending nuclear power meant standing against the current. Today, with the pressure of pro-nuclear advocacy that current has reversed: phase-out laws are being repealed, shuttered reactors are being restarted, and governments are racing to build.
The argument is largely won, but is too soon to call victory. Momentum is not the same as concrete being poured. Here is where the fight actually stands.
WHY WE SUPPORT NUCLEAR
We are in a climate emergency, and we have to phase out fossil fuels at a pace the planet has never seen.
That is a job too big to do with one hand tied behind our back. Nuclear is the densest, most reliable source of clean, firm power humanity has ever built — and opposition to it is no longer morally or politically justifiable.
WePlaneteers fight for nuclear because the maths of complete defossilisation, and clean energy abundance, do not work without it.
What does the SCIENCE say?
Nuclear power may be controversial to some, but let's take a close look at the data.
Let's dive in
WHAT WE DO
Here's how the WePlanet network has worked to support nuclear as a tool to fight climate change.
Direct action
The war in Ukraine, as well as Germany's decision to phase out nuclear, prompted us to take action at a recently shut down nuclear power plant in Grohnde.
Organise national campaigns
Our member group from the Netherlands has launched Kern voor Klimaat (nuclear for climate) to show majority public support for nuclear.
Its visibility in the climate debate has played a major role in the Dutch government's decision to build new nuclear power plants.
Take to the streets
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Across our network, we're opposing shutdowns of existing nuclear plants.
Here we see our Polish member group FOTA4Climate protesting in Brussels against Belgium's plans to build gas-fired power plants while shutting down nuclear.
Write groundbreaking reports
Germany's decision to phase out its nuclear power fleet and expand its coal power fleet is mind-boggling to us.
Even before the Ukraine war, this decision caused a major energy crunch.
We've calculated how many emissions Germany would have saved. This was our One Billion Tons report.
