Greenpeace demands nuclear phase-out from Sánchez in Madrid protest
Greenpeace hangs a banner featuring Sánchez's face from Madrid's Arco de la Victoria to demand the closure of nuclear plants, in an action that highlights the tension…
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Greenpeace demands nuclear phase-out from Sánchez in Madrid protest
This morning, Greenpeace activists rappelled down the 49 metres of the Arco de la Victoria in Madrid's Moncloa district to unfurl two banners: one showing Pedro Sánchez's face with the slogan "Say no to nuclear", and another demanding "Pedro, keep your word". The action, a stone's throw from the Spanish Prime Minister's office, aims to remind the government of its commitment to pogre shut down the country's nuclear power plants.
But economics has its own rules. With electricity prices still high and the energy crisis ongoing, closing nuclear plants does not come free. Supporters of atomic energy point out that nuclear plants provide stable and cheap electricity, and that closing them early would drive up bills. On the other side, environmentalists and the government itself have defended the closure timetable as a step towards renewables.
The irony is that, as some analyses point out, if Sánchez ends up extending the life of the Almaraz plant — something the energy context makes plausible — he would be breaking his promise. But it might be the first broken promise that benefits taxpayers' wallets. The image of Sánchez on the Arco de la Victoria thus stands as a reminder that between political promises and economic reality, there is sometimes an abyss.
The question is whether the government will keep its word or whether, as often happens, facts — and prices — will speak louder.
This morning, Greenpeace activists rappelled down the 49 metres of the Arco de la Victoria in Madrid's Moncloa district to unfurl two banners: one showing Pedro Sánchez's face with the slogan "Say no to nuclear", and another demanding "Pedro, keep your word". The action, a stone's throw from the Spanish Prime Minister's office, aims to remind the government of its commitment to pogre shut down the country's nuclear power plants.
But economics has its own rules. With electricity prices still high and the energy crisis ongoing, closing nuclear plants does not come free. Supporters of atomic energy point out that nuclear plants provide stable and cheap electricity, and that closing them early would drive up bills. On the other side, environmentalists and the government itself have defended the closure timetable as a step towards renewables.
The irony is that, as some analyses point out, if Sánchez ends up extending the life of the Almaraz plant — something the energy context makes plausible — he would be breaking his promise. But it might be the first broken promise that benefits taxpayers' wallets. The image of Sánchez on the Arco de la Victoria thus stands as a reminder that between political promises and economic reality, there is sometimes an abyss.
The question is whether the government will keep its word or whether, as often happens, facts — and prices — will speak louder.
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