Atomenergie ist kein Klimaretter

Ahaus, den 18.11.2021

Ein Schreiben an den vermutlich nächsten Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD) haben 130 Nichtregierungsorganisationen unterzeichnet. Deutschland soll sich der Annahme, Kernenergie sei nachhaltig bzw. ein Klimaretter, widersetzen. Gerade in der EU verfolgen einige Länder das Ziel, Atomenergie als Klimaretter mit EU-Mitteln zu fördern. Damit würden nach Ansicht der Unterzeichner die dringenden Aktionen zur Klimawende unterlaufen. Zu den Unterzeichnern gehören unter anderem der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (BUND), die Deutsche Umwelthilfe und natürlich auch die Bürgerinitiative „Kein Atommüll in Ahaus“ e.V. Bundesumweltministerium Svenja Schulze (SPD) wies bereits darauf hin, dass eine solche Einstufung generell die Glaubwürdigkeit der Nachhaltigkeitskriterien untergraben würde.


Die BI-Ahaus ist mitten in dem Kreis der Unterzeichner!

The letter is now closed for signatures - thanks everyone for signing!

Olaf Scholz
Federal Minister of Finance
and Vice Chancellor

11016 Berlin
Germany

Open letter

Please save the Green Deal: Take action to prevent nuclear energy and fossil gas from being labelled as green

Dear Federal Minister,

We are extremely concerned by the announcement of the European Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, to likely label both nuclear energy and fossil gas as sustainable in the context of the EU’s taxonomy. According to media coverage, it was the absence of a strong German voice against nuclear in the European Council on 21/22 October that directly contributed to this decision. In your role as current finance minister and future Chancellor, we call on you to swiftly and decisively confirm the German veto against labelling nuclear as a sustainable form of energy and highlight that the Commission’s attempt to shape this discussion during the sensitive time of a new government being formed in Germany is not acceptable.

The EU taxonomy regulation is meant to provide guidelines for the necessary future-oriented investments for Europe’s economic transition. Nuclear energy, however, is unsustainable due to severe safety risks, environmental pollution and the unsolved waste problem. Fossil gas emits large quantities of climate-damaging greenhouse gases, especially methane, along its extraction and transport chain. Granting nuclear and fossil gas the label of sustainability would undermine the EU’s climate targets, divert much-needed investments in the green transition and jeopardize the credibility of the entire European Green Deal.

Dear Federal Minister, Germany has embarked upon a clear path to phase out nuclear power by the end of next year. NGOs from across Europe count on you to take an equally clear stance against nuclear energy but also fossil gas at the European level.

Yours sincerely

  • France Nature Environnement, France
  • CEE Bankwatch Network
  • European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
  • The Green Tank, Greece
  • Umanotera - Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development, Slovenia
  • Umweltinstitut München e.V., Germany
  • Socio-ecological union international
  • Climate Strategy Group
  • Andy Gheorghiu Consulting, Germany
  • Green Liberty, Latvia
  • BürgerBegehren Klimaschutz
  • Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende, Germany
  • AnsvarligFremtid, Denmark
  • Klimabevægelsen i Danmark (350 Denmark), Denmark
  • Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V., Germany
  • BirdLife Europe
  • uranium-network.org, Germany
  • eco-union, Spain
  • Mouvement Ecologique (FoE-Luxembourg), Luxemburg
  • urgewald, Germany
  • .ausgestrahlt, Germany
  • 350.org Europe
  • Deutscher Naturschutzring, Germany
  • Stowarzyszenie Pracownia na rzecz Wszystkich Istot, Poland
  • Legambiente, Italy
  • Carbon Market Watch
  • Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport)
  • Counter Balance
  • ZERO - Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System, Portugal
  • Clean Air Action Group, Hungary
  • Alofa Tuvalu, Tuvalu
  • Réseau pour la transition énergétique CLER, France
  • Creatura Think & Do Tank, Finland
  • Women Against Nuclear Power, Finland
  • Women for Peace, Finland
  • The Alliance of the Associations Polish Green Network, Poland
  • FMKK - The Swedish Anti Nuclear Movement, Sweden
  • Polish Ecological Club Mazovian Branch, Poland
  • Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczne EKO-UNIA, Poland
  • Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczno-Kulturalne “Wspólna Ziemia”, Poland
  • Arbeitskreis Indianer Nordamerikas, Austria
  • EuroNatur Stiftung, Germany
  • Our Fish
  • E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism
  • Bioland e.V., Germany
  • Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., Germany
  • Germanwatch e.V., Germany
  • Fair Finance International
  • National Society of Conservationists - Friends of the Earth Hungary, Hungary
  • Nucléaire Stop Kernenergie - Belgium
  • Tegengas/Dégaze - Belgium
  • IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), German affiliate, Germany
  • Urgenda Foundation, The Netherlands
  • Focus Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenia
  • Milieudefensie, The Netherlands
  • Za Zemiata/Friends of the Earth Bulgaria, Bulgaria
  • Fair Finance Guide, Sweden
  • Corporate Europe Observatory
  • Jihočeské matky, z.s., Czech Republic
  • WEED e.V. - World Economy, Ecology and Development, Germany
  • ShareAction
  • Global Witness
  • Reclaim Finance, France
  • Fossielvrij NL, The Netherlands
  • Bürgerinitiative "Kein Atommüll in Ahaus" e.V., Germany
  • The Peace Movement of Orust, Sweden
  • Global Nature Fund, Germany
  • Climate Action Network International
  • Transport & Environment
  • NewClimate Institute gGmbH, Germany
  • Miljöringen lovisa Finland
  • Réaction en chaîne humaine pour l’arrêt du nucléaire France
  • Calla - Association for Preservation of the Environment, Czech republic
  • Réseau “Sortir du nucléaire", France
  • BI “Stoppt Temelin”, Germany
  • GLOBAL 2000 - Friends of the Earth Austria, Austria
  • Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto (Finnish Association for Nature Conservation), Finland
  • Forum Ökologie & Papier, Germany
  • Plattform gegen Atomgefahren Salzburg (PLAGE), Austria
  • Gas Free Pensions, Europe
  • Réseau Action Climat France
  • PSR / IPPNW Switzerland (Physicians for Social Respon
  • sibility /International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War)
  • Greenpeace
  • Begegnungszentrum für Aktive Gewaltlosigkeit, Austria
  • Hiilivapaa Suomi, Finland
  • Food & Water Action Europe, Europe
  • International Network for Sustainable Energy - Europe
  • ReCommon, Italy
  • Inter-Environnement Wallonie, Belgique
  • Campagna “Per il Clima Fuori dal Fossile”, Italy
  • Movimento No TAP/SNAM Brindisi, Italy
  • Redazione emergenzaclimatica.it, Italy
  • BankTrack, the Netherlands
  • TerraBlu, Italy
  • Bellona Europa, Belgium
  • Bellona Deutschland, Germany
  • Forum Ambientalista O.d.V., Italy
  • Climate Action Network, Europe
  • Associazione Tarantola Rubra, Italy
  • Friends of the Earth, Europe
  • Trivelle Zero Molise, Italy
  • Environmental Coalition on Standards, Belgium
  • Collettivo No al Fossile Civitavecchia, Italy
  • WWF Forlì-Cesena, Italy
  • Coordinamento ravennate Fuori dal Fossile, Italy
  • The Swedish Anti-Nuclear Movement, Branch Gävle, Sweden
  • NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark
  • Wiener Plattform Atomkraftfrei, Austria
  • Parents For Future Vienna, Austria
  • Trivelle Zero Marche, Italy
  • Parents for Future Gütersloh, Germany
  • A Sud, Italy
  • European Alliance for the Self-determination of Indigenous Peoples, Austria/France/Germany/Switzerland
  • Mom Loves Taiwan
  • Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft e.V., Germany
  • WISE Netherlands
  • atomstopp_atomkraftfrei leben!, Austria
  • Freistädter Mütter gegen Atomgefahr, Austria
  • Grandparents For Future Austria
  • Parents For Future Oberösterreich, Austria
  • Frauen für den Frieden Schweiz
  • Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) e.V - Friends of the Earth Germany, Germany
  • International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA International), Liechtenstein
  • Rete "Legalità per il clima", Europe
  • Collectif anti-nucléaire Ouest, France
  • Fédération anti-nucléaire Bretagne, France
  • GasExit
  • Greenpeace, Russia
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