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The green wording below was accepted to replace the red wording in the member-submitted proposal Nuclear Power: Cease Blanket Opposition on 05/07/2024 00:54.
This does not change GPC policy or governance unless the proposal passes an all-member vote.
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Deletions
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • -Dr. Gordon Edwards has repeatedly acknowledged nuclear power is a low-carbon source of power
  • -generation. https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • +Despite his continued opposition to nuclear power, Dr. Gordon Edwards acknowledges "Low-carbon
  • +emitting technologies include solar, wind, hydro and nuclear" in a 2021 "Briefing paper: The
  • +proposed nuclear reactors (SMRs) for New Brunswick". In GPC Nuclear Roundtable Dr. Gordon Edward
  • +also observes that splitting atoms for energy does not release carbon.
  • +https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • -Dr. Gordon Edwards has repeatedly acknowledged nuclear power is a low-carbon source of power
  • -generation. https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • +Despite his continued opposition to nuclear power, Dr. Gordon Edwards acknowledges "Low-carbon
  • +emitting technologies include solar, wind, hydro and nuclear" in a 2021 "Briefing paper: The
  • +proposed nuclear reactors (SMRs) for New Brunswick". In GPC Nuclear Roundtable Dr. Gordon Edward
  • +also observes that splitting atoms for energy does not release carbon.
  • +https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
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Body

Deletions
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • -Dr. Gordon Edwards has repeatedly acknowledged nuclear power is a low-carbon source of power
  • -generation. https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • +Despite his continued opposition to nuclear power, Dr. Gordon Edwards acknowledges "Low-carbon
  • +emitting technologies include solar, wind, hydro and nuclear" in a 2021 "Briefing paper: The
  • +proposed nuclear reactors (SMRs) for New Brunswick". In GPC Nuclear Roundtable Dr. Gordon Edward
  • +also observes that splitting atoms for energy does not release carbon.
  • +https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Preamble
  • Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United
  • Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
  • Proposal text
  • Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON
  • ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent.
  • Objective / Benefit
  • This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear
  • technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable"
  • energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • 1996 Foreign Aid - repeal
  • G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal
  • 1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
  • G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
  • G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
  • G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy"
  • G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to
  • "clean energy"
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon
  • emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health.
  • Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact
  • on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57.
  • Human health: Page 58.)
  • https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options
  • Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and
  • cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned
  • nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources.
  • https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy
  • -Dr. Gordon Edwards has repeatedly acknowledged nuclear power is a low-carbon source of power
  • -generation. https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • +Despite his continued opposition to nuclear power, Dr. Gordon Edwards acknowledges "Low-carbon
  • +emitting technologies include solar, wind, hydro and nuclear" in a 2021 "Briefing paper: The
  • +proposed nuclear reactors (SMRs) for New Brunswick". In GPC Nuclear Roundtable Dr. Gordon Edward
  • +also observes that splitting atoms for energy does not release carbon.
  • +https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24
  • The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98%
  • Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/
  • This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where
  • components are not domestically produced.
  • https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070
  • Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by
  • hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf
  • On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in
  • Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear
  • voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear
  • power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w
  • Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of
  • Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say
  • the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/
  • This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also
  • now 57% support nuclear power.
  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/
  • Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This
  • video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during
  • COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while
  • not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the
  • closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer
  • of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • N/A
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English

Nuclear Power: Cease Blanket Opposition

Preamble

Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon sources of electricity, as recognized by IPCC and United Nations ECE. A majority of Canadians support using nuclear energy to generate electricity.


Proposal text

Green Party of Canada WILL CEASE BLANKET-OPPOSITION TO NUCLEAR POWER AS A SOURCE OF LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.


Type of Proposal

Public policy that the party would represent.


Objective / Benefit

This resolution is intended to withdraw existing GPC policies which oppose Canada's use of nuclear technologies for non-military purposes. GPC policies which impede nuclear by calling for "renewable" energy shall be updated to replace "renewable" with "clean".


If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

1996 Foreign Aid - repeal 
G06-p11 Enhanced Nuclear Policy - repeal 
1998 - Peace and Security - repeal
G08-p012 Nuclear Power - repeal
G10-p31 Carbon Free National Feed-in Tariff - Amend: remove "non-nuclear,"
G08-136 Energy Transition Plan - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy" 
G08-p137 Support of Distributed Electrical Power Grid Research - Amend: change "renewable energy" to "clean energy" 


List any supporting evidence for your proposal

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued a report comparing not just lifecycle carbon emissions for various electricity sources, but overall impact on the environment and human health. Nuclear power was the single lowest CO2eq /kWh electricity source studied. The single lowest impact on ecosystems. And among the very lowest impact on human health. (CO2: Page 8. Ecosystems: Page 57. Human health: Page 58.) https://unece.org/sed/documents/2021/10/reports/life-cycle-assessment-electricity-generation-options


Our World In Data summarizes a modern assessment of various electricity system's safety and cleanliness. While not as in-depth or recent as UN ECE's study, Our World In Data clearly positioned nuclear in 2020 as one of humanity's safest and cleanest energy sources. https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy


Despite his continued opposition to nuclear power, Dr. Gordon Edwards acknowledges "Low-carbon emitting technologies include solar, wind, hydro and nuclear" in a 2021 "Briefing paper: The proposed nuclear reactors (SMRs) for New Brunswick". In GPC Nuclear Roundtable Dr. Gordon Edward also observes that splitting atoms for energy does not release carbon. https://youtu.be/HKIcnbMMdO0?t=24


The nuclear supply chain for CANDU refurbishments is 98% Canadian. https://www.opg.com/documents/2021-ontario-nuclear-collaboration-report/


This can be contrasted with other low (but not as low as nuclear) carbon energy sources where components are not domestically produced. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/79fdad93-9025-49ad-ba16-c26d718cc070


Nuclear's domestic, Canadian, supply chain still achieves a cost /kWh only beaten by hydropower. https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-20211022.pdf


On April 23, 2023, Dr. Chris Keefer debated Dr. Gordon Edwards on the subject of nuclear power in Canada. This was the "SMR Roundtable" that GPC members might have experienced, if a pro-nuclear voice had been allowed to participate in our conversation among opponents of nuclear power. https://youtu.be/LvMC8TK025w


Angus Reid Institute finds increasing support from Canadians for nuclear power. In June 2021, 51% of Canadians said they would like to see further development of nuclear power generation. Now 57% say the same. https://angusreid.org/canada-energy-nuclear-power-oil-and-gas-wind-solar/


This 57% of Canadians supporting nuclear matches a similar trend in the United States, where also now 57% support nuclear power. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/18/growing-share-of-americans-favor-more-nuclear-power/


Germany serves as a cautionary tale that renewables have not replaced their nuclear fleet. This video details use on online grid monitoring tools to evaluate Elizabeth May's statement (made during COP28) that shutting down nuclear power has "freed up" the grid to accept renewable energy, while not also noting that German grid remains high-carbon, and Germany immediately transitioned (upon the closure of their last nuclear power plants) from being net-exporter of electricity to net-importer of electricity. https://youtu.be/8rcMwmGuGSo


Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

N/A


Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

Yes


Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

English

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Avatar: Diane Duttle Diane Duttle
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Nuclear power has stability in addition to being clean. It has powered 50% of Ontario's electricity. It was recently reported that electrical use is going to triple in the coming years. What does not have stability due to the effects of climate change is hydro, solar and wind. Yes, we should increase their use but to accommodate stability we need to remember that nuclear power to to rescue requires something like five years to produce.

Avatar: Gordon McDowell Gordon McDowell

Thank you. I suspect a more visible place to post such a comment would be here...
Nuclear Power: Cease Blanket Opposition

...but honestly I'm not sure. There's a lot of URLs and places to put comments. I think this spot is only pertaining to the small revision I just made to the policy.

Avatar: Policy Development Process Committee Policy Development Process Committee

Correct.

We would normally expect that comments made in this area would be only about the revisions made in the amendment.

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