Biodiversity webinar - Links shared in the chat box
Posted: 8th October 2021
This took place on Thursday 7th October 2021.New nuclear power plants will cause irreparable loss to biodiversity and
harm and destroy wild places and the creatures who live there. Existing
nuclear power plants, uranium mines and proposed and actual radioactive
waste sites do similar damage. Wildlife protection helped defeat the
proposed new nuclear power plant in Wales. Can the same tactic work to stop
other new reactor projects and nuclear waste dumps that threaten similar
damage? And are renewables any less harmful? We asked these
questions and more at our webinar—New Nuclear: What’s At Stake For
Wildlife? .
Our guests included Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts;
Juliet Davenport, founder of Good Energy; Jonathon Porritt, former director
of Friends of the Earth UK, and Diana Quick, actor and Stop Sizewell
activist. The discussion was moderated by Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz
Gunter followed by questions from the audience. The event is co-hosted by
Beyond Nuclear, Greater Manchester & District CND, Nuclear Free Local
Authorities and Chernobyl Children’s Project UK
These interesting links were shared during the webinar. They are well worth a read!
http://www.jonathonporritt.com/net-zero-without-nuclear-the-case-against-nuclear-power/
https://www.goodenergy.co.uk/business/exclusive/renewable-nation
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-the-severn-estuary/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/16/hydrogen-nuclear-net-zero-carbon-renewables
https://gmdcnd.com/newsletter/
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-the-severn-estuary/
http://www.jonathonporritt.com/nuclear-energynuclear-weapons-the-inseparable-link/
https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk
https://beyondnuclearinternational.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/bn_animals-booklet_web-1.pdf
https://www.cacctu.org.uk/sites/data/files/sites/data/files/Docs/buildings_climate_jobs.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep08363