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DELEGATES at GMB congress voted to continue the union’s support for “safe and respectful” fracking yesterday.
A mix of “nuclear, gas, solar, wind and any other economically viable renewable options that come along” would be required before renewable sources could fully power British homes and infrastructure, a statement endorsed by the conference read.
It said shale gas production, known as fracking, “should be permitted” and that the union should work to organise workers in the sector.
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a valuable contribution to discussions around the need to de-carbonise energy production
MARK JONES responds to issues raised in the recent report from Richard Hebbert on the Communist Party’s Congress debate on nuclear power
The Communist Party of Britain’s Congress last month debated a resolution on ending opposition to all nuclear power in light of technological advances and the climate crisis. RICHARD HEBBERT explains why
