We continue our coverage from the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with prominent Russian environmentalist Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair of the Russian environmental organization Ecodefense and winner of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for defending the environment and mobilizing grassroots opposition to the coal and nuclear industries in Russia. Slivyak says the Russian war in Ukraine, especially the Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, should serve as a warning to immediately transition to renewable energy sources, not nuclear energy, and to stop relying on fossil fuels. “As long as the United States and European Union continue to pay Vladimir Putin for uranium or fossil fuel, that means that this money will be used for the war in Ukraine. That means more people will die in Ukraine,” he adds.
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Oh yes. Russia has no source of income other than exporting uranium. Gas, oil, grains, earth rare minerals, military equipments are sold for free. Good call Amy.
The environment and climate are completely different subjects. Climate hoax is hypocrisy 💯. More propaganda 💯
Instead of nuclear weapons, wouldn't it be better to use nuclear energy for electricity and other uses?
Hey Amy, your Jewish state Israel has undeclared nuclear bombs. What say you ?
What is really important is profits. Don’t get the way of profits or we’ll f$$$ you up.
I've lost so much respect for democracy now during the past couple years
Democracy Now is a BIG letdown. The same western propaganda you get everywhere else, ignoring massive numbers of Nazis in power in Western Ukraine and eight years of butchering by A3OB Nazis in Mariupol and other places like Odessa. The Russophobia is strong with "liberals" who now embrace Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and other war mongers and war criminals. Even Kissinger is now painted as a "traitor".
Down with the nazi. And godspeed russia 🇷🇺