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.

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Nuclear was great 50 years ago. Now it's a way for the fossil fuel lobby to keep a country using fossil fuels for another 20 to 30 years because reactors take way too much time to be built.

The only reason to get a nuclear reactor is to defend your country against imperialism. Else building solar panels and wind instantly generates electricity instead of having to wait decades

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