The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes a report published today by Professor Steve Thomas that highlights the huge financial obstacles that EDF Energy still has to overcome to deliver and develop the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset. (1) The report comes out of a talk given by Steve Thomas, an Emeritus … [Continue Reading]
NFLA outlines the top 10 actions Councils need to undertake to tackle the ‘climate emergency’
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) publishes today its top ten actions that Councils need to undertake as part of their local response to deal with the climate emergency. (1) With over 250 Councils in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland passing specific ‘climate emergency’ resolutions, and many more devising low … [Continue Reading]
Mayors for Peace Briefing 26: Mayors for Peace International Executive Conference, founding of a European Chapter and core local events
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NFLA submits its views on the Environment Agency Draft Decision on Sellafield Discharges Environmental Permit – reductions in site discharge limits are going in the right direction but vigilance is required in the future
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) has submitted today its views on the Environment Agency’s Draft Decision Document on Sellafield’s Environmental Permit for Radioactive Discharges. While the NFLA is encouraged by reductions in the discharge limits there remains concern for the future. There are also additional concerns over the impact discharges have had to the … [Continue Reading]
NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum welcomes the declaration of the ‘Dáil Youth Assembly on Climate’ and encourages its implementation at the local and national level
The NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum, which was recently relaunched in its new guise last month, (1) welcomes the clear thinking and dynamic declaration that was made by a special ‘Youth Assembly on Climate’ held in the Dail recently. The politics of Ireland has been transformed in recent months by the acknowledgement of the … [Continue Reading]
Joint letter sent to the Financial Times – Chernobyl article and ‘net zero’ carbon
Dear Editor, At a time of concern over untruths in politics, Jonathan Ford’s recent piece on a supposed “irrational fear of nuclear power” plumbs new depths. In asserting that the 1986 Chernobyl disaster “caused 50 to 60 confirmed deaths — much less than feared”, the picture caption is particularly shocking (Financial Times, 4th November). This … [Continue Reading]
As it approaches its 39th ‘birthday’, NFLA calls on all UK political parties to put the climate emergency and multilateral nuclear disarmament as focal issues to campaign on in the upcoming general election
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) reaches its 39th anniversary tomorrow, commemorating the Manchester City Council ‘nuclear free’ resolution with a major contemporary art exhibition in Manchester Central Library. (1) With a general election campaign about to formally start later this week, NFLA calls on all UK political parties to not just discuss ‘Brexit’ and … [Continue Reading]
NFLA welcomes Norwich City Council being the fifth UK Council to pass a resolution supporting the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) welcomes the decision of Norwich City Council to unanimously support a resolution in favour of the international Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). They become the fifth UK Council to do so, and link in to over 130 prominent towns, cities, counties and states who have passed … [Continue Reading]
NFLA joint seminar with anti-nuclear new build groups for Sizewell, Bradwell and Hinkley Point will make the clear case for why there is no need for new nuclear and a clear renewable energy alternative that should be pursued
The Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) English Forum are looking forward to this Saturday’s public meeting held in cooperation with the groups Together Against Sizewell C (TASC), Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group (BANNG) and Stop Hinkley. It is being held at the ‘Firstsite’ Gallery in Colchester. With UK new nuclear policy in a crisis, following … [Continue Reading]
NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum holds its autumn seminar considering the impacts of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on energy, the climate emergency and best practice local sustainable energy examples in Ireland
The NFLA All Ireland Sustainable Energy Forum will hold its autumn seminar this Friday 18th October in Dublin City Hall. (1) The Forum, which promotes sustainable and decentralised energy solutions across the island of Ireland, as well as campaigning against nuclear safety issues to it from across the Irish Sea, will be discussing core issues … [Continue Reading]