Chernobyl Disaster And Renewable Energy

EDM number 1391 in 2015-16, proposed by Caroline Lucas on 19/04/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases, Nuclear power, Pollution, Renewable energy, Russia and Emergencies and disaster management.

That this House notes that 26 April 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster; further notes that according to the IAEA and WHO, the magnitude and scope of that disaster, the size of the affected populations and its long-term consequences make it, by far, the worst industrial disaster on record; notes that official figures state that over six million people were exposed to high levels of radioactive contamination and 100 million to lower levels; recognises that Chernobyl's health effects remain devastating and that tens of thousands of fatal cancers are expected to occur, with 6,000 thyroid cancer cases already; regrets the Government's continued obsession reported with nuclear electricity generation; and calls on the Government to restore its policies of supporting renewable energies which are safer, quicker to implement, much less expensive and without the potential for such disastrous effects.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.