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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Terry Wynn | + | Terry Wynn first became an MEP in June 1989 when he was elected to serve the Merseyside East constituency as the Labour Party candidate. In 1994, he was re-elected to the same constituency, now called Merseyside East & Wigan. In 2004 (as in 1999), MEPs were elected on a regional basis and Wynn became one of the 9 MEPs for the North West Region of England, the Labour Party having 3 of the 9. |
==Pro-Nuclear Activities== | ==Pro-Nuclear Activities== | ||
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===Chair of Pro-Nuclear Forum at the EU=== | ===Chair of Pro-Nuclear Forum at the EU=== | ||
| − | Wynn | + | Wynn set up, and subsequently chaired the [[Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy]] within the European Parliament, until he retired in 2006.<ref>[http://www.terrywynn.com Terry Wynn's website] </ref> |
| − | Recent subjects covered by the Forum include the "Public acceptance of Nuclear" and the "Environmentalist's Case for Nuclear Power". [http://www.terrywynn.com/Nuclear/Nuclear%20Main%20Page.htm] | + | Recent subjects covered by the Forum include the "Public acceptance of Nuclear" and the "Environmentalist's Case for Nuclear Power".<ref>See Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy [http://www.terrywynn.com/Nuclear/Nuclear%20Main%20Page.htm website]</ref> |
===Signatory to Pro-Nuke Petition=== | ===Signatory to Pro-Nuke Petition=== | ||
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In October 2005, Wynn was one of the signatories of a written Declaration that advocated raising the profile of using Nuclear Energy in the debate on Climate Change. It stated: | In October 2005, Wynn was one of the signatories of a written Declaration that advocated raising the profile of using Nuclear Energy in the debate on Climate Change. It stated: | ||
| − | We the undersigned declare that it is our shared conviction that nuclear energy should play an increasingly central role in the global fight against climate change and remain a pillar of the | + | We the undersigned declare that it is our shared conviction that nuclear energy should play an increasingly central role in the global fight against climate change and remain a pillar of the EU's energy and environmental policy planning. In a carbon-constrained 21st century threatened by an increasingly acute energy supply deficit, nuclear energy offers a secure, reliable, affordable |
and environmentally-friendly power supply. By helping the EU to meet its energy sustainability targets and by mitigating the effects of climate change, nuclear energy contributes to the achieving of EU economic and environmental objectives...." | and environmentally-friendly power supply. By helping the EU to meet its energy sustainability targets and by mitigating the effects of climate change, nuclear energy contributes to the achieving of EU economic and environmental objectives...." | ||
| − | The petition called upon | + | The petition called upon EU's leaders to: |
| − | + | * "recognise the vital contribution made by the nuclear industry to reducing CO2 emissions;" | |
| − | + | * "encourage more investment in zero or low carbon-intensive power generation technologies, including nuclear energy;" | |
| − | generation technologies, including nuclear energy;" | ||
| − | + | * "recognise that meeting the climate change challenge will need a long-term global strategy, which should include an effective international emissions trading scheme;" | |
| − | + | * "ensure that the use of JI (Joint Implementation) and CDM (Clean Development Mechanisms) does not exclude nuclear projects after 2012;" | |
| − | + | * "encourage all economic actors, including China, India and the United States,to participate in and provide solutions for meeting the global climate change challenge." | |
Other British MEPs to sign the petition included: | Other British MEPs to sign the petition included: | ||
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* [[Roger Helmer]] | * [[Roger Helmer]] | ||
| − | * [[Geoffrey Van Orden]] | + | * [[Geoffrey Van Orden]]<ref>See Terry Wynn's [http://www.terrywynn.com/Nuclear/3%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.3152-05-0004MEPDeclaration(signatureversion).pdf website]</ref> |
| − | [http://www. | + | ==Resources== |
| + | See the relevant SourceWatch page [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Terry_Wynn Terry Wynn] | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Nuclear Spin|Wynn, Terry]] |
| + | [[Category:Individuals linked to the push for nuclear|Wynn, Terry]] | ||
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Contents
Background
Terry Wynn first became an MEP in June 1989 when he was elected to serve the Merseyside East constituency as the Labour Party candidate. In 1994, he was re-elected to the same constituency, now called Merseyside East & Wigan. In 2004 (as in 1999), MEPs were elected on a regional basis and Wynn became one of the 9 MEPs for the North West Region of England, the Labour Party having 3 of the 9.
Pro-Nuclear Activities
Chair of Pro-Nuclear Forum at the EU
Wynn set up, and subsequently chaired the Forum for the Future of Nuclear Energy within the European Parliament, until he retired in 2006.[1]
Recent subjects covered by the Forum include the "Public acceptance of Nuclear" and the "Environmentalist's Case for Nuclear Power".[2]
Signatory to Pro-Nuke Petition
In October 2005, Wynn was one of the signatories of a written Declaration that advocated raising the profile of using Nuclear Energy in the debate on Climate Change. It stated:
We the undersigned declare that it is our shared conviction that nuclear energy should play an increasingly central role in the global fight against climate change and remain a pillar of the EU's energy and environmental policy planning. In a carbon-constrained 21st century threatened by an increasingly acute energy supply deficit, nuclear energy offers a secure, reliable, affordable and environmentally-friendly power supply. By helping the EU to meet its energy sustainability targets and by mitigating the effects of climate change, nuclear energy contributes to the achieving of EU economic and environmental objectives...."
The petition called upon EU's leaders to:
- "recognise the vital contribution made by the nuclear industry to reducing CO2 emissions;"
- "encourage more investment in zero or low carbon-intensive power generation technologies, including nuclear energy;"
- "recognise that meeting the climate change challenge will need a long-term global strategy, which should include an effective international emissions trading scheme;"
- "ensure that the use of JI (Joint Implementation) and CDM (Clean Development Mechanisms) does not exclude nuclear projects after 2012;"
- "encourage all economic actors, including China, India and the United States,to participate in and provide solutions for meeting the global climate change challenge."
Other British MEPs to sign the petition included:
Resources
See the relevant SourceWatch page Terry Wynn
