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Life, Genanet, WECF and MAMA86 prepare for CSD 15

Publications about the side event during the CSD15 in New York

16.08.2006 |Ulrike Röhr

• Address the links between (nuclear) energy and war / security issues, e.g. nuclear terrorism
• Focus on sustainable energy supply, particularly for poor and small countries, particularly for rural areas (there, nuclear doesn’t play a role anyway); keep in mind that only 30 of 192 UN Member States have nuclear power (potential)
• Provide examples and report on what works, e.g. renewables in Germany
• Consider lobbying for an “international sustainable energy agency” (there will be an informal Swedish meeting about this)
• Address the problem of financing R&D for renewables; there is a need for R&D, and for making renewables to become cheaper
• Address the argument that “being anti-nuclear” is “emotional”
• Elaborate the economic argument:
• Clearly define “sustainable energy supply”
• It is important to position the debate not only as ‘anti-nuclear’ – more re what we support – which is renewable energy. The case for and against renewables needs to separated from the nuclear debate.
• Opportunities need to be provided on a local level to the benefit of local people – smaller scale – it is not good enough if the Corporate Giants like BP (in the case of Trinidad & Tobago) come in a dominate the renewable energy market
• Strategies to work with national governments to develop renewable energy strategies and prepare these for CSD-15
• Nuclear energy is being maligned. We need to also look at the benefits of the nuclear industry for example nuclear medicine
• The example of transportation of nuclear material and waste is a clear example of where local communities have only negative effects from this industry i.e. no access to the energy being produced but the shipping of nuclear waste through the Caribbean shipping lanes represents a regional risk.
• There is a lack of information about how effective renewable energy can be:
• - i.e. the positive effect on the number of people employed in Germany in this sector vs. the 30K people employed in the nuclear industry
• - The positive effect of local legislation in enabling local renewable energy schemes
• - Success in Berkley California – 1 million roof’s solar panel subsidy programmed

• Prepare a list of people to involve in CSD-15, including individuals from the New York area, and coordinate for joint events and other activities
• Link with the energy caucus
• Invite Helen Caldicott to speak at CSD-15 (with a focus on health, and economic arguments)
• Publish positions and events on list serves (and elsewhere) that national delegations access
• Influence national delegations before CSD-15; e.g. connect with the Swedish delegation (e.g. via Hanna, NGO advisor to Swedish delegation); report back in country so that national NGOs and national delegations are informed
• Engage with regional preparatory meetings: try to be involved as experts in regional meetings; present what works
• Try to be involved as authors in expert papers, e.g. prepared by UNIDO, because this is material that delegations read
• Connect with national NGO activists & activities (e.g. Greenpeace Sweden)
• Have a what works locally re renewable energy fair at CSD 15
• Target key influencers and lobby – use the same approach that the nuclear lobby does for renewables
• The GRACE POLICY INSTITUTE has offered to have a list serve – dialogue forum – communications point to act a locus for this work

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