The motion, adopted at conference, removes a “blanket opposition to nuclear fission” and instead commits the Green party of England and Wales to assessing nuclear projects alongside other low-carbon technologies.
Its electricity generation policy still prioritises offshore wind, onshore wind and rooftop solar as the primary sources of electricity, but allows elected representatives to support new nuclear reactors on a case-by-case basis.
This was one or the few areas I didn’t align with the Green Party before, as I believe that a bit of nuclear is kind of necessary to help round out less consistent energy sources as things stand. I think this is a reasonable stance.
Nuclear is unaffordable so it doesn’t matter.
Solar plus batteries are by far the most cost effective and reliable method at the moment but we do have to keep investing in research on all technologies except dirty stuff that releases insane amounts of pollution and CO2.
True, and that means there needs not be an ideology ban of nuclear. We should just do whichever option that’s the best, and that won’t be nuclear.