Quotes

alt"If you had asked me 20 years ago about nuclear power, I would have taken the traditional green view and said something like 'over my dead body'. To achieve decarbonisation of our power, nuclear has to be part of the answer." Lord Smith, chairman of the British Environment Agency on 7 May 2012 (source: Financial Times)

"We need to continue with diversification of energy sources by investing more in renewables such as wind, water, biomass and solar power. Let us also be brave and say it, that nuclear energy has to remain available to the mix. We need to invest in energy savings and in energy efficiency.” Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament at the Opening ceremony of the academic year of the College of Europe in Bruges on Wednesday 4 November