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My name is Ia.
I’m an 18 year old school striker from Sweden. and I’m taking legal action to challenge Greenpeace over their opposition to climate-saving nuclear energy in Europe.
Why I’m taking legal action against Greenpeace:
In 2022, the European Parliament voted to classify carbon-free nuclear energy as “sustainable” and to include it in an important list called the “Green Taxonomy'' for sustainable finance. This was a HUGE win for science and a MASSIVE bit of good news for me and my generation.
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It all sounds a bit nerdy, but it couldn’t be more important. It meant that nuclear, (alongside other clean energy sources like wind and solar) could get the critical financial investment needed to help save our climate.
But in April 2023, I found out something unbelievable. Greenpeace, one of the most influential environmental groups in the world, said that it would sue the EU to try to get nuclear kicked off this crucial investment list.
This felt like a punch in the stomach to me and my climate school striker comrades.
Unlike some of the people that run Greenpeace, it’s my generation that will have to live with the consequences of climate change. In my experience young people tend to be open minded to all solutions, including nuclear. It’s an emergency after all!
My generation trusts respected bodies like the IPCC who say that we can’t meet the Paris climate goals without nuclear energy. Put simply, we trust the science. Our real enemy isn’t the EU’s support for nuclear energy, it’s FOSSIL FUELS.
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Electricity generation in the European Union 2022
Climate heroes
Climate foes
I love Greenpeace. I respect them. I’m inspired by them and I don’t want to see them become totally irrelevant. But sometimes you have to stand up to the people you love.
So, I've joined forces with the grassroots network WePlanet and with the help of a law firm called Houthoff in Amsterdam we’ve submitted papers to the EU Court of Justice asking to enter Greenpeace’s anti-climate court case as an “interested party”, but in defence of carbon free nuclear energy.
Amazingly, against all the odds, we have been accepted by Europe’s highest court as an official “intervenor” on the side of the commission and against Greenpeace! This means that over the coming year I will be in the centre of one of the biggest legal battles in Europe, submitting evidence and making arguments to defend nuclear power and defend our climate.
So this is where I need your help. Court cases are massively expensive and the pro-nuclear movement is small. So, if you believe in science and evidence, please donate today to fund our case!
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Filip
17, Sweden
"We need nuclear power to solve climate change, not just for the planet, but for humanity"
Filip Auvoja
JULA
22, Poland
"Let's stop pretending that anti-nuclearism is green."
Jula Galosh
FranCois
24, France
"Save the climate, not the interests of fossil fuel companies."
François Jaffré
ELLEN
26, Finland
"Times are changing... and so should old-school environmentalists."
Ellen Ojala
FREEK
23, the Netherlands
"Clean air and enough energy for everyone? We want all tools on the table."
Freek van der Heide
MILLE
23, Denmark
“To deny Europe a clean, efficient and stable energy-source, would be disastrous for the planet”
Mille Justinussen
LUUS
28, UK & Netherlands
"Nuclear energy is clean energy. We can still save the world, but we need every tool we have. Keep nuclear energy in the taxonomy!"
Luus Broadwell
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NUCLEAR POWER
Why we care about it.
Climate thought leaders on nuclear
JAMES HANSEN
Renowned climate scientist
"Nuclear power paves the only viable path forward on climate change."
GRETA THUNBERG
Climate activist
GEORGE MONBIOT
Author and Columnist
How is this action funded?
This campaign is coordinated with the support of WePlanet and run by volunteers. Costs, such as the legal fees for the court case, are being paid for entirely by charitable donations given to WePlanet from individuals and philanthropic foundations. Find out more about our funding in WePlanet's transparency statement here.
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